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Krys Malcolm Belc

Biography

Krys Malcolm Belc

Krys Malcolm Belc is the author of THE NATURAL MOTHER OF THE CHILD: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood, and of the flash nonfiction chapbook IN TRANSIT. His recent essays have been featured in The Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, The Arkansas International and elsewhere. Krys is the memoir editor of Split Lip Magazine. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota and is the current Edelstein-Keller Writer-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Krys Malcolm Belc

Books by Krys Malcolm Belc

What I Made for Dinner: A Memoir
by Krys Malcolm Belc - Memoir, Nonfiction

When the pandemic sends Krys Malcolm Belc and his young children home to live their lives on laptops, he turns to internet chefs for comfort and inspiration. It begins with Stella Parks and her 46 YouTube videos in which she teaches viewers how to make classic, nostalgic American treats. But the recipes aren’t enough --- Belc needs to watch her showcase each ingredient, explain its importance, and weigh each item on a scale. His fixation on recipe videos, and the women who produce them, start to feel like the only thing that makes sense. Belc captures the joy and pleasure of cooking for a large family, as well as the mundane reality and occasional frustrations that come with simply getting food on the table. In the midst of it all, he feels a spark of inspiration to carry a second baby, a decision that forces him to confront how he has used cooking to cope and distract.