Shameless Bread Post
One of my favorite things to do that fills some kind of creative need in my soul that I don’t get anywhere else…is baking bread. I don’t know what there is about it. I think just the time it takes and the fact that you’re up to your elbows in it. It’s this messy, labor-intensive work that results in something ancient yet still relevant today. And then you feed your family with it.
I don’t know, it’s a beautiful thing. Anyhow, here’s my latest. Just a whole meal sourdough. Took about thirty-six hours. Smells amazing, kind of tangy-sweet. Slathered with butter from local cream and blueberry jam from the local blueberry farm, this makes a warm, comforting locavore snack.
What I do when not writing #breadporn #dailybread #breadofinstagram
A photo posted by Carter Ashby (@carterashby30) on Jul 8, 2015 at 2:13pm PDT
I was thinking about Sullivan Fletcher, as I built this. He’s the main character in my current work-in-progress. He’s a bit of a mystery. The only thing anybody knows about him is that he makes the bread and pizza crust at The Brick Oven, a restaurant he co-owns with his sister.
I love that I get to describe my feelings about bread making through his narrative. It’s something he finds meditative. And being a private person, it allows him to hide away in the kitchen with his imagination.
Here’s my Pinspiration Board for that novel. There are a couple of bread-inspired photos on there, as well as some other hints as to what the story is about. If you’re interested in more updates on my writing, be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the bottom of this page.
