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Advent Calendar (2019)
Told in a darkly whimsical tone, a woman watches as her younger husband tries to reclaim his youth by turning to experimental cooking. As he finds creative freedom in almost inedible food, his wife finds that she's slowly being pushed away day-by-day, meal-by-meal.
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Told in a darkly whimsical tone, a woman watches as her younger husband tries to reclaim his youth by turning to experimental cooking. As he finds creative freedom in almost inedible food, his wife finds that she's slowly being pushed away day-by-day, meal-by-meal.
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Written By:Emily Magee
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