the potluck diaries
in partial response to a blog post written by an associate of mine, and also as my humble late-night offering to the blogosphere, i would like to publish a piece of writing which has not yet seen the light of day. written at a kitchen table on a warm evening in july 2026 (the 12th to be exact), i began to write this piece whilst chatting lightly with coworkers, complaining to them about the "performativity" of various potlucks which i had attended. this itself was a continuation of a bit, some would say a "humorous tale", yet one borne of true and sincere ire, which began when i shared a story of one particular themed potluck in question in the car whilst driving to visit family, with both a relative and another associate of mine. following this incident, i shared the story with said family members, as well as several others who were present at the time. following all of these incidents, i estimate that i have told the origin story of all my potluck angsts no less t...
