Random recommendations

4 fun free things on the internet

1. FutureCanoe.

The best new cooking channel, obviously.

I made these fondant potatoes. They were great.

2. This essay by Alison Kinney.

I adore anything she writes. I found her because of this 50 Shades of Bronte piece, about Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, that is almost as deliciously written as the book itself.

3. Her Ex Write a Novel, an insane short story by Shashi Bhat

The excerpt begins with a guy at a coffee shop, drinking cold brew and eating a blueberry oat bar and reminiscing about his childhood. Then, he mentions another character, an ex-girlfriend, and describes the last months they spent together. As she reads on, she sees the excerpt names the town where they lived and the town where she grew up. It names the region in India her parents are from, calling it “lush” and “premodern.” Exotic and primitive, these words seem to imply. The character has been given an Indian woman’s name. The character is her. He has written about her.

4. This quiz on “finding your inner saboteur.”

Found in my Notes app from during the pandemic in 2020. I used it to asses my friends, and to be honest I was more accurate than I had any right to be. I got “Restless,” obviously.