They were keeping a deep, dark secret from me. I had no idea the bamboozling I was in for. How could a lineage of strong Greek mothers take a secret like this to the grave…It…
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In back breaking stillness he heals real life. He brings back to life. He brings in new life. In tormented abandonment, observing a gift of life, taken, he fights with every fiber, neural synapse, every…
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The best part about dogs is how they are the least judgemental people I have ever met. I mean, there is pretty much nothing about dogs I don’t like. They don’t act like they know…
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It was time to choose. I laid there, thick in the struggle. It’s real, believe me. The middle ground between reaching contentment and the debilitating feeling of an overwhelming, endless, insurmountable need for more. Strive…
View PostIt was time to choose. I laid there, thick in the struggle. It’s real, believe me. The middle ground between reaching contentment and the debilitating feeling of an overwhelming, endless, insurmountable need for more. Strive…
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“Wherever there is chaos, there is opportunity”. The line dripped off his tongue. The easiest thing he’s ever said. Talking to someone on the utter brink of the cliff. For me, the cliff. For him,…
View Post“Wherever there is chaos, there is opportunity”. The line dripped off his tongue. The easiest thing he’s ever said. Talking to someone on the utter brink of the cliff. For me, the cliff. For him,…
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I’m Greek and German with an American spirit (and Cuban dance moves). While these cultures vary quite radically in many facets – they are similar in a few important ways. They are comprised of loud,…
View PostI’m Greek and German with an American spirit (and Cuban dance moves). While these cultures vary quite radically in many facets – they are similar in a few important ways. They are comprised of loud,…
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Welcome to Open Plate Anthropology. I’m Alexa, creator of this site based on a serious disease progression - my unrelenting obsession with food and travel. It’s lust actually. Food lust.
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