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Legibility and Cake

Legibility and Cake

Lynn Steger Strong
Mar 10, 2025
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Wayne Theibaud, “Folsom Street Fair Cake,” Crocker Art Museum, 2013.

On Thursday our ten-year-old and I made cake for their end of season soccer game. Our ten-year-old is a brilliant cook and baker. When I’m tasked with cooking, I first sweat a lot, staring blankly into the refrigerator, and then make mostly variations on cooked cheese. But our ten-year-…

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