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The Last Breakfast. AI-Generated.
The Last Breakfast I made the buttermilk from scratch. That's where this story starts — not with the argument, not with the eggs, but with me the morning before, warming whole milk on the stove and adding lemon juice and waiting for it to curdle into something useful. I made the butter too, in the stand mixer, because I'd seen a technique that intrigued me and because that's the kind of cook I am: the kind who treats a Tuesday breakfast like it deserves the same attention as anything else.
By Bertyl Kently5 months ago in Journal
Four Hospitals, One Year, and Everything Nobody Tells You About Being a Patient
Somebody told me that my experiences from the hospital may be helpful, so I wanted to share some things that I have learned. I stayed at four different hospitals last year for several months and learned the following things:
By J. Davis Mallory5 months ago in Journal
The Meaning of Adam’s Rib
For centuries, people have argued about the story of Adam’s rib. Some interpret it as a statement of female inferiority. Others reject it entirely as an outdated symbol of patriarchy. In the process, what many people miss is the possibility that the image was never intended as a statement about ownership or hierarchy at all. It may be understood as a metaphor for divine union, mutual honour, and sacred responsibility.
By THE HONED CRONE5 months ago in Journal
Beloved Wild Waves Theme Park to Close Forever After Nearly 50 Years, Leaving Generations of Memories Behind
Washington Families Prepare to Say Goodbye as Wild Waves Theme Park Announces Final Season For nearly five decades, Wild Waves Theme Park has been more than just an amusement park. It has been a place where first roller coaster rides sparked excitement, summer vacations became cherished traditions, and countless families created memories that lasted a lifetime.
By Omasanjuwa Ogharandukun5 months ago in Journal
Ninety Minutes. AI-Generated.
There is a particular kind of tired that doesn't show up on your face. It lives deeper than that — in the shoulders, in the jaw, in the way you move through a room like you're conserving something you're not sure you have enough of. I'd been carrying that kind of tired for the better part of a week by the time my husband came home from his work trip, and I want to be precise about what that week had looked like before I get to the part where I became the person in the wrong.
By Bertyl Kently5 months ago in Journal
Where Kindness Ends and Something Else Begins. AI-Generated.
We have never been difficult neighbours. Five years in the same block of townhouses, and I say that not as self-congratulation but as context. We keep to ourselves, maintain the property, pay what we owe, and have always made the effort to get along with the eleven households spread across the three subdivisions around us. My husband works regular hours. I'm a nurse on night shifts, which means I sleep at unusual times and have learned to do so through a fair amount of ambient noise. We are not precious people. We are not complainers. We built a quiet, functional life and assumed, without really thinking about it, that we were the kind of neighbours everyone hopes for.
By Bertyl Kently5 months ago in Journal
Central Asian glaciers are melting more quickly than before.
Patches of glaciers typically lose ice. The records fill in one area at a time, with some mountain ranges suffering while others remain stable. In 2025, that pattern broke. Ice loss in Central Asia reached previously unheard-of levels, causing devastation to almost all mountain ranges simultaneously.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in Journal
Babbling Dixie Part 2
A year and a half later, I had gone back to the scene of, “It never happened.” Driving a different vehicle because the other one never did fall into place. Memories of, never-happened, that somehow never left a mark. God is like that.
By Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelle5 months ago in Journal
Is The Rise of Peter Pan Syndrome the New Normal?
Growing up used to follow a fairly predictable timeline. We saw people graduate from school, find stable jobs, move out, get married, and start families, often before the age of thirty. This was the norm. Nowadays, it’s a totally different story; we have been met with overwhelming demand for individuals who are now showing signs of a crisis that has become more prevalent, which is known as “Peter Pan Syndrome.” Recently, I’ve heard more people mention Peter Pan syndrome. I saw a video where someone compared today’s adult struggles to the effects of this syndrome. That made me curious, so I looked into it to see if it’s real. It turns out, it is!
By Nozomi Rose5 months ago in Journal
