Rottenkid

Wander with me to explore the hidden dimensions of place, memory, and self through travel, myth, and story. Italy, Paris, Greece.

Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight That Revolutionized Booking -- Smithsonian, 10 Best Food Books of 2017; Cuisine & Culture: A History of Food & People -- Gourmand Award, Best Food Book.

Essays, humor, food writing, recipes, and musings from an inveterate cook, baker, and eater. An irrepressible Cat Lady.

Food stories. Mostly. Sometimes with dead celebrity cameos.

Aging, love of life, doubts about the world and its ways, self-published by me the writer because nobody else gives a shit and the world rushes on.

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Powers offers fresh thinking about how we can make big changes in our lives, communities and country.

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Writing tips from a book coach: words, witchery, and occasional bouts of wisdom.