Why a man cannot have wings

I realise the month is over, but I missed six days, so I still owe you six poems.

Why A Man Cannot Have Wings
Alfian bin Sa'at

Because he will crash land on his head, assuming it to be
The strongest part of his body.

Because someone will put up a sign that reads:
Do Not Step on the Cirrus Clouds.

Because it does not even take a man hundreds of feet above
Sea-level to learn contempt.

Because there will be new categories of handicaps: bow-wings,
Ostrich disease, scaly feathers, carousel flight syndrome,
Or at a freak show: The Amazing Wingless Wonder.

Because he will have a new weapon, gravity,
And everything he releases becomes a missile,
Even glass marbles, books, the fatal music box.

( Because he is lonely enough without being able to )

Beef with orange, prunes, cumin and vegetables

Crossposted to crock_o_dial

Note: this recipe is delicious, but not ideal for those who expect crockpot cooking to be simple. I made a huge mountain of dishes doing the prep-work in the morning (but at least I could go out and know I was coming home to delicious noms all set to go!).

( Accessibility and dietary notes )

( Ingredients and recipe here )

The stew starts out radioactive orange, but darkens as the beef juices spread through the sauce. It should serve around six people - and I'm planning on turning the leftovers into beef pie, nom nom nom.

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ashen_key, the recipe for chilli and pine nut pasta is here.