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Poor Man's Feast

The James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, storytelling, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).

Newsletter · By Elissa Altman · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    he would have liked my house. (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    on the birthday of the world (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    The Telling. (opens the original)

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    Twenty-five years is a quarter of a century.Twenty-five years is a long time. Twenty-five years ago, my father was still alive. My cousin Harris was still alive. I had recently left Manhattan for Connecticut, to begin my coupled life with Susan. I still had my apartment on East 57th Street (or so I thought). My family was still getting used to the idea that I was, and always had been, queer, no matter how many orthodontist or accountant sons of my aunt’s bridge partners they tried to fix me up w

  4. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    a list for a complicated week (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    on being the enemy. (opens the original)

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