Author Archives: Liza Blue

Squirrel in the Kitchen

The reward at the end of the eight hour drive is immediate. I pry myself out of the cramped car and stand up in the soft needles splayed across the dirt driveway, feel the breeze enfold my bare arms and … Continue reading

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Podcast: Squirrel in the Kitchen

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Mouth Feel

I first became besotted with mouth feel sitting to the right of my grandmother at Sunday lunches.  The main course typically consisted of beef tenderloin cooked to a perfect dusty rose hue accompanied by roasted potatoes whose shiny and auburn … Continue reading

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Podcast: Mouth Feel

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Outside the Myers-Briggs Box

I know it’s going to be a tough night – guaranteed uncertainty, possible angst spiked with a jolt of humiliation.  Nick tells me that I’ll know plenty of people at the cocktail party, but that’s not the point.  The Myers-Briggs … Continue reading

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What the Eff?

My intent is to write about swearing, which is why my fingers are trembling above the keyboard.  I know that at some point I will have to type those four letters, the word that I have such trouble saying even … Continue reading

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Podcast: What the Eff?

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My Life in Gum

The First Quarter I remember my mother standing in the kitchen chatting on the yellow telephone with the long and twisting cord.  She would twirl her short brown hair with her index finger as she chewed a piece of gum.  … Continue reading

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Podcast: My Life In Gum

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The Bridge

How odd that the image of Charlie Grinstead should come to mind in such perfect detail after a 40 year hiatus.  I don’t think that I ever spoke a word to him during the two years our lives overlapped at … Continue reading

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