Michelle Zauner

But I know we are all here for the same reason. We’re all searching for a piece of home, or a piece of ourselves. We look for a taste of it in the food we order and the ingredients we buy. Then we separate.

It was the year her life ended and mine fell apart.

It was the year her life ended and mine fell apart.

Mommy is the only one who will tell you the truth, because Mommy is the only one who ever truly love you.

I would dust the shelves beneath and clean the glass with Windex, then try my best to reorganize them from memory, hoping my mother would return and reward me with affection.

I would dust the shelves beneath and clean the glass with Windex, then try my best to reorganize them from memory, hoping my mother would return and reward me with affection.

I thought, Save your tears for when your mother dies.