The Pastry Cutters as Memory

It’s publication day for a short little essay I wrote about my Grandma Laura Slaughter in The Keepthings project. I tend to write about trauma, so this was a chance to write something gentler.

The Keepthings is a place for people to share stories about lost loved ones, inspired by the objects they left behind. The pastry cutters (pictured) belonged to my grandma and are one of the few things I have of hers.

The unexpected outcome was the conversations between our family here in Canada, with My aunt, nieces and cousins still living in England as we tried to remember exact dates and details.

You can read the story on Substack or Instagram.