The Witty Wordsmith

Why does a pinch of salt make sweetness taste sweeter? Why does a shot of espresso make chocolate taste more like chocolate, and not less? Why does the tongue need a little grief to find the good? I was thirty-something before I asked that out loud, hands reeking of garlic, which feels like it should embarrass me more than it does? A woman my age,…

Why does a pinch of salt make sweetness taste sweeter? Why does a shot of espresso make chocolate taste more like chocolate, and not less? Why does the tongue need a little grief to find the good? I …

This article is part of the series  The Architecture of Wanting, a dissection of why we buy what we buy, want what we want, and call it choice, because wanting things turns out to be more complicate…

You know you're almost arrived somewhere, that place where you can already see the cloudy sky miles away, somewhere in the intersection of hope and hard pray and reality hits. It's only la…

This article is part of the series: Advice from a Sister from Another Mother A collection of honest reflections and practical lessons from a 30-something to her 20-something sisters—about love,…

This article is part of the series: Advice from a Sister from Another Mother A collection of honest reflections and practical lessons from a 30-something to her 20-something sisters—about love, s…

This article is part of the series: Advice from a Sister from Another Mother A collection of honest reflections and practical lessons from a 30-something to her 20-something sisters—about love, s…

I've spent the last few months being suspiciously okay. Like, "did I accidentally delete my trauma?" kind of okay. I even had the audacity to wonder if I was becoming some cold-hearted …

Hari ini datang juga, an epilogue for my 12 years of career in natural ingredients. Ada yang bilang, kalau kita sudah merasa terlalu nyaman di satu tempat, itu tandanya kita sudah berhenti tumbuh. T…