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I'm a novelist, a baker, and a photographer – three crafts that all happen by hand, each requiring its own kind of magic to transform raw ingredients into something beautiful. That's what you'll find here – the magic behind the making.

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What I Call “The Pause” 2026

I often joke that I’m a novelist and not a flash fiction writer for a reason, but even by my standards, the book was long.

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My Second Set of Eyes 2026

But day after day, as the celery root made way for carrots, garlic, persimmons, and so on, I began noticing things in the finished photos that my own eyes hadn’t seen.