I really enjoyed your piece in the latest issue of 80 Degrees - the part about how tea managed to comfort during the loss of your brother was particularly moving. Loved the part that covers how chai/karak has been absorbed into the culture of the Arabian Peninsula but isn’t recognized as such - and would love to read a more in depth piece about that if you have the gas in your tank to write it, at least worth a pitch I think!
Thank you, Alex. I'm so pleased you enjoyed the chai essay. And I'm certainly encouraged by this comment to dig deeper into the karak side of things. Really enjoyed your piece. The World Cup was a contentious one for so many reasons and I think this bit from your piece captured that beautifully:
A World Cup that should have never happened and yet it is happening. The least welcoming World Cup to many and the most welcoming to others. A World Cup where there seems to be everything everywhere all at once. A Tea Cup.
I really enjoyed your piece in the latest issue of 80 Degrees - the part about how tea managed to comfort during the loss of your brother was particularly moving. Loved the part that covers how chai/karak has been absorbed into the culture of the Arabian Peninsula but isn’t recognized as such - and would love to read a more in depth piece about that if you have the gas in your tank to write it, at least worth a pitch I think!
Anyhow I wrote a little about experience with karak/chai in that part of the world too if you care to read: https://open.substack.com/pub/teawithdweez/p/the-tea-cup?r=ap3w&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Keep pitching and writing! You’re doing a great job.
Thank you, Alex. I'm so pleased you enjoyed the chai essay. And I'm certainly encouraged by this comment to dig deeper into the karak side of things. Really enjoyed your piece. The World Cup was a contentious one for so many reasons and I think this bit from your piece captured that beautifully:
A World Cup that should have never happened and yet it is happening. The least welcoming World Cup to many and the most welcoming to others. A World Cup where there seems to be everything everywhere all at once. A Tea Cup.
The obstacle is the way :)