INTC Episode 6: Pies and Piety: A Conversation with Nicole Eiden It's Not Too Complicated

Nicole M.K. Eiden is a writer and baker. Originally from Ohio, Nicole co-owns Windowsill Pies, a Southern-style pie and tart company in New Orleans, where she lives with her husband and daughter. The poem “Mortgage,” from her debut collection I Am One of You (Mississippi Sound Publishing, 2016), won 3rd place in the 2016 Women’s National Book Association writing contest and will appear in the forthcoming 2019 New Poetry From the Midwest (New American Press). Find out more at NicoleEiden.com and windowsillpiesnola.com.

Nicole and I had a lengthy conversation about motherhood during a Pandemic, gender roles in the house, opening a brick and mortar business, faith and the Catholic Church, poetry,  and, of course, pies. I always love talking with Nicole, and am grateful for her insight. Here are some of the topics we cover in this episode:


Raising a young daughter during COVID

Gender roles in the home

Opening a brick and mortar business during COVID

Melatonin

Evening routine

Coping skills

Faith

Nun - Joan chitister quote

Abortion + Catholicism

Christianity + Whiteness

Patriarchy of the Catholic Church

Money mongering

Power mongering

Art of conversation

Enneagram

Windowsill pies community vision

Nicole’s television debut - Sugar showdown on cooking channel

Unicorn cakes

Nicole’s definition of modern womanhood and parenthood

Sacrificial batches of dough