The Pantry Historian
@pantryhistorian.bsky.social
I write and research how everyday objects become archives of lived experience.
Storytelling, material culture, and education.
Storytelling, material culture, and education.
Before we enter the pantry, we gather in the classroom.
A new story arrives Tuesday—fittingly, on my birthday. #ThePantryArchive #amwriting
A new story arrives Tuesday—fittingly, on my birthday. #ThePantryArchive #amwriting
January 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Before we enter the pantry, we gather in the classroom.
A new story arrives Tuesday—fittingly, on my birthday. #ThePantryArchive #amwriting
A new story arrives Tuesday—fittingly, on my birthday. #ThePantryArchive #amwriting
It’s easier to read pantries backward than forward.
What looks like preference is often anticipation — storage arranged to prevent interruption, not express identity.
What looks like preference is often anticipation — storage arranged to prevent interruption, not express identity.
January 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
It’s easier to read pantries backward than forward.
What looks like preference is often anticipation — storage arranged to prevent interruption, not express identity.
What looks like preference is often anticipation — storage arranged to prevent interruption, not express identity.
A pantry with extra staples doesn’t always signal abundance.
Sometimes it signals rehearsal — a learned response to uncertainty.
Sometimes it signals rehearsal — a learned response to uncertainty.
January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A pantry with extra staples doesn’t always signal abundance.
Sometimes it signals rehearsal — a learned response to uncertainty.
Sometimes it signals rehearsal — a learned response to uncertainty.
I’m interested in pantries as historical records.
Food storage is rarely treated as evidence, but it quietly reflects labor, trust, fear, convenience, and change.
I’m writing notes and longer pieces about that here.
Food storage is rarely treated as evidence, but it quietly reflects labor, trust, fear, convenience, and change.
I’m writing notes and longer pieces about that here.
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I’m interested in pantries as historical records.
Food storage is rarely treated as evidence, but it quietly reflects labor, trust, fear, convenience, and change.
I’m writing notes and longer pieces about that here.
Food storage is rarely treated as evidence, but it quietly reflects labor, trust, fear, convenience, and change.
I’m writing notes and longer pieces about that here.