Adoxograph
@adoxograph.bsky.social
CT Yankee gone to OR coast time, with convenient stops in Chitown, Hotlanta and PDX. I move sheet pans for a living. I bring the pie. Supports voices more important than my own, but still saying stuff. She/her
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Adoxograph
@adoxograph.bsky.social
· Nov 19
You are a cook. You are the first in the kitchen, alone, the lights are still off. You can hear the gentle hum of the compressors. You have a clean, fresh towel, a new Sharpie and a manageable prep list. Breathe and feel your shoulders relax.
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I bought my wife an O. Henry book for Christmas and it turns out she just sold her eyes.
December 17, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I bought my wife an O. Henry book for Christmas and it turns out she just sold her eyes.
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Two lines of pigs doing a zipper merge
December 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Two lines of pigs doing a zipper merge
Power outage, hour 10: thus comes the hail. I hope to retreat to work for the gentle comfort of hot tea a bathroom with lights.
December 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Power outage, hour 10: thus comes the hail. I hope to retreat to work for the gentle comfort of hot tea a bathroom with lights.
Power outage update, hour 7: the milk in the fridge is having Bad Thoughts. It may consider loitering, or possible jaywalking any time now.
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Power outage update, hour 7: the milk in the fridge is having Bad Thoughts. It may consider loitering, or possible jaywalking any time now.
The wind is blowing this morning in a way that calls me to stalk the driveway in a long black veil.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The wind is blowing this morning in a way that calls me to stalk the driveway in a long black veil.
Ah yes, the beginnings of Power Outage season.
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Ah yes, the beginnings of Power Outage season.
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we seem to have an entire country full of people that don't understand the very basic concept that decisions made by politicians affect the world generally. like they think there's something called politics and it's over there and then there's the real world here and they're separate entirely
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
we seem to have an entire country full of people that don't understand the very basic concept that decisions made by politicians affect the world generally. like they think there's something called politics and it's over there and then there's the real world here and they're separate entirely
The Consort has practiced his devotion in front of the fridge, and so one more piece of pie has been liberated.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Consort has practiced his devotion in front of the fridge, and so one more piece of pie has been liberated.
Happy National Pie for Breakfast day my fellow celebrants! I hope you managed to claim that piece that Aunt Helen was eyeing last night so you set your alarm clock early to get to it before she did. May her dark mutterings warm your heart this day.
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy National Pie for Breakfast day my fellow celebrants! I hope you managed to claim that piece that Aunt Helen was eyeing last night so you set your alarm clock early to get to it before she did. May her dark mutterings warm your heart this day.
I don't know why I even suggest to myself that I will be satisfied making 4 pies. Come Thursday Dinner, there will be 5 pies. And cranberry sauce. And possibly rolls.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I don't know why I even suggest to myself that I will be satisfied making 4 pies. Come Thursday Dinner, there will be 5 pies. And cranberry sauce. And possibly rolls.
This year's quince butter will not last nearly through the year.
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This year's quince butter will not last nearly through the year.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Another fritter, these a version of the meatless Glamorgan sausages that emerged after the collapse of the Welsh coal mining economy
My latest for @wweek.com
My latest for @wweek.com
What We’re Cooking This Week: Leek and Cheese Fritters
Japanese-style panko makes a lighter version of this Welsh coal miner classic.
www.wweek.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Another fritter, these a version of the meatless Glamorgan sausages that emerged after the collapse of the Welsh coal mining economy
My latest for @wweek.com
My latest for @wweek.com
Here in the land of dramatic weather, I have made a loaf of ordinary bread for contrast.
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Here in the land of dramatic weather, I have made a loaf of ordinary bread for contrast.
Her smol roundness Kiki successfully enfloofed herself enough to deter the Monster on The Porch from stealing the nonexistent bird seed. She remains in hulk mode for the moment, in case the kitchen needs further defending.
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Her smol roundness Kiki successfully enfloofed herself enough to deter the Monster on The Porch from stealing the nonexistent bird seed. She remains in hulk mode for the moment, in case the kitchen needs further defending.
I wonder if publishers dread the state of their slush pile after every November.
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I wonder if publishers dread the state of their slush pile after every November.
I don't recommend the internet with a post vaccination fever.
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I don't recommend the internet with a post vaccination fever.
Small towns are still small even at the giant grocery store.
Listening to the local gossip across the pharmacy line.
Listening to the local gossip across the pharmacy line.
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Small towns are still small even at the giant grocery store.
Listening to the local gossip across the pharmacy line.
Listening to the local gossip across the pharmacy line.
Well, that was a bit of weather.
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Well, that was a bit of weather.
Instead of counting myself back to sleep I tried repeating the rhyme scheme of a sonnet over and over again. I think it made things worse.
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Instead of counting myself back to sleep I tried repeating the rhyme scheme of a sonnet over and over again. I think it made things worse.
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pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
The silent indignation of being offered a new toothbrush in "a nice grey color". Excuse me madam, I am not trying to hide my toothbrush in a convenient shadow.
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The silent indignation of being offered a new toothbrush in "a nice grey color". Excuse me madam, I am not trying to hide my toothbrush in a convenient shadow.
The world trembles, for I have bought a rotary sander.
October 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The world trembles, for I have bought a rotary sander.
I really just want to sand and stain some wood today.
October 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I really just want to sand and stain some wood today.
I often feel like Tuesdays exist for me to rehydrate from Thursday - Monday. I should drink more water.
October 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I often feel like Tuesdays exist for me to rehydrate from Thursday - Monday. I should drink more water.