You’ll need: An eggplant or two A pound or two of ground meat Onions Mushrooms Whatever other veggies are around (turnip greens and radishes, for me) Tomato sauce Oil Cheese if you’re rich today A big pot First chop up the eggplant into little cubes and brown it with the meat in your oil (I… Continue reading The Recipe for Tara's Masterpiece
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Leaving
I always get this rush from leaving. Even if it’s a good place, and this is. It takes a while to get my shit together and pull out. My stove is set up in a garage-barn where Possum put it when he fixed it (turns out a little spider next can cause a big stove… Continue reading Leaving
Tara's Human Thermometer Method
I used to have a little keychain thermometer that I kept on the door to Bro’s crate. In the desert, I used it to show concerned citizens that it was not really one hundred degrees in the van and that ice + insulation did in fact make it cool where Bro was. Somewhere along the… Continue reading Tara's Human Thermometer Method
Nightwalking
I’m hanging out with Possum and eating great food and witch doctoring each other and everythings wonderful. In the midst of all this I haven’t written anything. I did interview Possum, but I can’t seem to upload the video. So, instead, here’s something I wrote a long time ago, which Kate reminded me of with… Continue reading Nightwalking
Life lessons from stripping.
Other people get them too.
Hobos I have loved, v.2
His name was Red Fox, and the last time I was driving through this area we picked him up hitchhiking. It was when I lived in a bus with my girlfriend and another woman. We’d parked overnight in a WalMart parking lot, and in the morning we took turns getting off the bus and having… Continue reading Hobos I have loved, v.2
You show me yours, I'll show you mine.
Vans, that is. I’ve finally met up with Possum. First we hung out in his van, then mine, then his, and then mine again. He has one of those big vans you can stand up in. Maybe I’ll post a pic tomorrow, if it’s okay with him. Anyways, I can’t stand up in it because… Continue reading You show me yours, I'll show you mine.
Stripper Self Defense
The song starts and I lean into him, breasts in his face, and jiggle for a second before I pull back and push my dress down. It’s an art, the way it comes down, and then I lean back into him, brushing his hand away from his thigh before I slide my leg along it.… Continue reading Stripper Self Defense
Eclipse
“Bro,” I say, “I’m going into this truck stop. Don’t worry, I’ll be right back. Please lay down and don’t bark at people because you know they’ll call the cops on me for keeping you in a van.” He looks at me, turns his head, and barks at the woman getting out of the next… Continue reading Eclipse
How to Bathe When You Live in a Van.
There’s a lot of variety in van dweller bathing. Some people carry five gallon buckets to stand in while they dump water over their head. I don’t have room for a bucket and I can’t stand up, so my strategy is a little lower key. I have two and a half main bathing strategies: one… Continue reading How to Bathe When You Live in a Van.