Eager to be the good neighbour, wanting to make sure she wasn’t lonely, I invited her over for dinner with me and my three small children. She gave me such a look. ‘Why, uh, thanks … but you know, I … Continue reading →

I have thought about the apparent contradiction that someone who has dedicated most of her working life to cooking should be so reluctant, when she eats alone, to cook for herself. The explanation is that I consider cooking to be … Continue reading →

Eating as a simple means of ending hunger is one of the great liberties of being alone, like going to the movies by yourself in the afternoon or, back in those golden days of youth, having a cigarette in the … Continue reading →