R.M. Dolin, August 25, 2024 Not seeing things for what they are has always been my Waterloo.Just as keeping my heart from hearingthe wisdom of wind, from feelingthe abject coldness she carries,causes me to disregard her lessons on being in love with someone who doesn’t …
Read MoreBuckwheat Pancakes
There is no comparison between made from scratch and commercial box pancakes, especially if you’re making the pioneer classic buckwheat variety. As the name implies, the star of this recipe is buckwheat, however, I also add regular flour to smooth out the texture. This is …
Read MoreRestlessness of Water
R.M. Dolin, August 2, 2024 Restlessness of water, like sun racing toward distant horizons, makes no claim on being kind.Nothing burns brighter than a smileor extinguishes with greater sadness,which is why I dare not look deeplyin your eyes. Truth once hidden grows cold and grey …
Read MoreAmerican Haikus from 2024
A few years back, I fell in with a cohort of poets who challenged each other to write Haikus on our topic of the day. While others found this highly restrictive form of poetry helped open and expand their creativity, for me the required discipline …
Read MoreSix Word Short Stories
A collection of short stories by R.M. Dolin from 2024 It’s said novelist are people who can’t write short stories and short story writers are people who can’t write poems. Hemingway invented the six word short story genre and quite possibly created the perfect entry …
Read MoreBee’s Knees
The Bee’s Knees cocktail is a floral and delicate gin-based drink with honey of course but also a hint of lavender because it originated in Paris before becoming a hit in prohibition era speakeasies. This is a good cocktail to have on a slow summer …
Read MoreFriends with Fate
R. M Dolin, July 26, 2024 When fate comes looking, she finds you,all that remains is ascertaining if she’s friend or foe.Red goes north in search of oil, a gentle whisper on wind sheltering little mercy if any at all. After only explosive remnants remain, …
Read MoreCosmopolitan
This popular cocktail originated in New York, but don’t hold that against it. Its a vodka based cocktail and to be honest it has so much other fluffy stuff added, don’t waste good Vodka on it, so Tito’s will do just fine. Generally served in …
Read MoreBoulevardier
This is an bourbon based spin on the classic Italian Negroni cocktail and is still smooth even though it has almost twice as much alcohol as he Negroni. Ingredients Process
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