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A Tip for the Next Time You Use a Public Restroom

1 week ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler

Like many type A eldest daughters, I did a lot of babysitting when I was kid, starting around age 11 or 12. I don’t think that happens so much anymore and I can understand why, but everything always worked out okay. I mostly babysat within walking distance of my house so my parents were on call if anything happened. Sometimes I babysat kids who were already asleep and sometimes I babysat kids whose parents were upstairs and needed a few hours to get something done.
An Apartment of My Own

1 week ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Hetty McKinnon |Lukas Volger |Julie Vadnal

I’m started writing this at LAX on my way home to Brooklyn. On Sunday night, for the first time in more than three weeks, I slept in my apartment, where I’ve lived for a few years, but now live solo. I’m beyond grateful for the generosity of friends and family who have housed me (and fed me and comforted me) over the past few weeks, and I’m so excited to be in my own space. Despite having lots of familiar stuff in it, it feels new.
Wherever You Go, There You Are

2 weeks ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler

I need to start off with a massive thank you for your responses to last week’s newsletter (ICYMI). I was met with so much kindness and was reminded how universal heartbreak is. I know time is the thing that will help the most but hearing about other people going through this pain to end up in a much better place was very encouraging and much needed. I’m writing to you from sunny Los Angeles where I’m still sad and angry and not sleeping well.
I Have Something to Tell You

3 weeks ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler

For the first time in almost seven years, I’m writing to you as a single woman. My relationship is over and I’m starting again, this time at 31. Last week, I couldn’t write, except for in stream of consciousness notes apps. I also couldn’t sleep. My primary goal was to make it through the day, which remains a high priority. In the end, we wanted different things. For the past year or so, there’s been stuff happening behind the scenes and between the meals that I didn’t share.
My Many Breakfast Phases

1 month ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler

It’s time to talk about breakfast. It’s a meal that can be such a challenge and also can really anchor your day in a pleasant way. Weekday and weekend breakfasts, like eyebrows, are sisters, not twins. Do you have breakfast down?
Hamantaschen Season & Little Gems

1 month ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Haley Nahman |Alicia Kennedy

I was a little grumpy when I first started writing today. My personal laptop is in a phase of losing battery very quickly. The Genius bar says it should be working fine, but it took over 20 minute to open up this Substack draft. It’s at once humid (78%) and chilly, which is no one’s preferred weather. First amendment rights are in danger, as are many other rights.
Four Generations of Mandelbrot

1 month ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler

Hi friends,I’m very excited to share my grandma’s Mandelbrot recipe with you. Many of you know her from this convo we had a few years ago but she’s one of my favorite people. She’s been known to bring these when she visits us or will make them when we’re coming to see her (along with chex mix, which is another must). My dad made them with her on a recent visit and my mom transcribed the recipe onto an index card.
And the Oscar Goes To...Baked Pasta

1 month ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Bolu Babalola |Aminatou Sow

It’s March and the first day really felt like it. The temperatures soared to around 60 and everyone rushed outside to soak up the sun. Leah and I enjoyed bagels and iced coffee in McCarren Park with a healthy dose of people and pet watching, before wandering around and window shopping. The wind picked up by mid afternoon, but Dale and I bundled up and walked across the Williamsburg bridge for pizza. By evening, the real feel was in the 20s again and it was time for hats, gloves, and layers.
Ten Things That Are Feeling Good

1 month ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler

Hi friends,How’s it going? I owe you a Mandelbrot recipe, but I haven’t had a chance to test it—I need to hunt down a specific kind of cherry, so that is a goal for this upcoming weekend. I’d rather have it work than rush. In the meantime, in honor of the sunshine we’ve received this week and as an antidote to the many pieces of bad news, I wanted to share ten things that have felt good recently,.
Get lost in a book, not the woods

1 month ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Ochuko Akpovbovbo |Pandora Sykes |Aja Frost

Hi friends,This weekend, we had some fun chats on Instagram about God of the Woods, which I inhaled in under 24 hours. I love the feeling of getting lost in a book and have no desire to get lost in the woods (my favorite nature is close to the ocean). I need to dive into Liz Moore’s full back catalog, I’m currently on hold for Long Bright River. Please share here any book recommendations in the comments.