Illuminating letters: the great fig roll crisis
A story of sweet treats, stinging insects and the complex systems that underpin
Dear reader,
In most UK kitchen cupboards you’ll find at least one packet of biscuits. Since the biscuit boom of the 17th century, they’ve have been a national love.
No matter whether and how you dunk them in a cup of tea, whether you think a Jaffa cake is really a biscuit, or what your favourite is, you’ve probably enjoyed a biscuit at some point. Or, if you’re me, certainly at least the national average of two to three times a week.
I absolutely love a fig roll, which might be an unpopular opinion, but it’s a biscuit I’ll stick by even when it sends me on an adventure or two…
Fans of fig rolls and the systems maps can purchase a physical copy of this story in my store, with all profits going to Euston Foodbank to share some biscuits with those who need them most.
As always, if you think someone you know will enjoy this newsletter please do share it. It’s been really lovely to see these drawings grow legs and travel between friends and communities and to new places.
Write/draw again soon,
Natalie
I love fig rolls—and this piece. I was especially freaked to learn that my fig roll habit is so dependent on a wasp!