Chapter Two from the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done.“ “Something’s up,” Jake grouses between demanding draws of cold high desert air. Leaning left, he vectors his gray vintage bike off the poorly paved road, ratchets back to a climbing gear, then stiffly …
Read MorePrelude To a Touch
Chapter one from the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done.“ It’s late in the season of so much has happened with so much still undone. A season that began with the potential for paradise only to fall with the fragility of magic and …
Read MoreThe Impossible Is Not Possible
Poem by R.M. Dolin, January 4, 2025 Forgetting will forever bemy failed false flag, just as very attempt to unlove you falters at the gate with the wild recklessness of a mustang fearful of their first step alongan unchosen destiny. On good days I only …
Read MoreYellow Rice – Halal Cart Style
This version of yellow rice is generally for Halal Cart, which suggests a Mediterranean influence, which you see from the ingredient list. I like to serve this rice with grilled fish or jerk pork, so experiment, that’s what the food journey is all about. Feeds …
Read MoreHalal Cart (Chicken over Rice)
This simple recipe is derived from a popular New York City street food. The word “halal” refers to an approved Muslim way of butchering an animal, and “cart,” of course, for the venue where the dish is prepared. While the origins of the Halal Cart …
Read MoreEvery Villain Is a Tragedy
Poem by R.M. Dolin, January 3, 2025 I miss the sound of Sun, the soft solitude of singing as shadows joyfully follow my soul.I miss Wind and the way I’ll wander without the weight of worry because I’m allowed to pardon my faux paus. I’m …
Read MoreDarkness in Our Distance
Poem by R. M. Dolin, December 21, 2024 My greatest fear is letting you have my heart to break. A part of me believes love only exists when two people agree not to fall in love. The rest of me wonders why we’re so damn …
Read MoreSubtlety of Sunday
Poem by R.M. Dolin, December 14, 2024 The subtlety of Sunday lays in the sudden way the carelessness of life we so conspicuously consume cascades in consequences no longer able to be ignored. That’s how we’re wired, I see in you the reflection I want …
Read MoreWhen We Meet
Poem by R.M. Dolin, December 3, 2024 There’s a freedom in late at night writing knowing you won’t respond. My unedited thoughts flow through tomorrow as I wait for the plane taking me to you that’s once more been delayed. Your straight-line smile as I …
Read MoreEgg Plant Parmesan (gluten free)
Egg Plant Parmesan recipes are as classically Italian as they are divergently different. This version presents a baked, gluten free option, but you can easily substitute glutenous breading’s instead. A simple red sauce is called for that can be spiced up, just make sure you …
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