Catapult Alumni
The Magic of Chocolate Chip Cookies
Butter. Flour. Sugar. No, wait. Brown sugar. Both? Yes. That’s it. Don’t cry. Don’t do it. The tattered recipe card, sepia tones creeping in from the crumbling edges, sat propped against the toaster. The fading scrawl crawling across the face of the card contained the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe – or so legend had […]
I don’t want to be like you anymore
I know I make you uncomfortable Being gender fluid and blind Is a triple whammy It messes up your head. All those years I wasted because i despaired that I could not be like you Wedding sangeets, showy procreations, baby shower(s) with pink or blue balloons, Cheerful diwali parties, gender war jokes Birthday cakes designed […]
ORANGE JUICE
This mess has teeth and you’re too wide awake and alive and broke and out so he says he could do half now, half when you get paid Friday, if that works
Set the Table! Here are the Year’s Top Cookbooks
If there’s one thing that all parents can relate to, it’s the feeling of dinnertime burnout. Coming up with a creative recipe that’s healthy and well-received by picky kids can be impossible. Restaurant closures due to COVID-19 have made this kitchen exhaustion even more common. For many parents, the saving grace for kitchen conundrums comes […]
Baggage
“Mom, do you know where my green sweater is?” I asked, rummaging through my closet. My room was in a state of disarray, clothes and hangers thrown haphazardly on the unmade bed, papers and pens strewn over the desk, sunglasses and coins and random knick-knacks stockpiled on the bedside dresser. My red suitcase with the […]
