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| Issue 25: | 22 Sept. 2024 |
| Prose Poem: | 69 words |
| Author’s Note: | 35 words |
By Jonathan Yungkans
Kummerspeck
Is grief better with bacon? Eating the world. Mom did with glistening ruby slices of tomato, a still-beating heart. White toast. Wave-break of mayo drowning pain. I was four or five when my great-grandmother stood next to me as I improvised a recipe. Burned a whole pound of bacon. Threw in some raw cranberries straight from the fridge. We ate it together. She always laughed about that meal.
Author’s Note:
Although a popular internet meme translates Kummerspeck as “grief bacon,” the best literal translation of the term is “worry-fat.” This short video by Andrew Bossom brought the word to my attention: Debunking Kummerspeck
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