100% dark chocolate or poison
︎︎︎ Clár Tillekens
︎Nov 18, 2023
A rumor went around that I tried to poison someone once.
I offered them a piece of 100% dark chocolate and they had a conniption when they ate it.
Foolish of me, really, as I know building up a tolerance is necessary.
70% this week, 85% next, 90% the following, and so on.
Diligent training of the palate.
If you don’t believe me, check the directions on the wrapping of Lindt’s EXCELLENCE bars.
I offered them a piece of 100% dark chocolate and they had a conniption when they ate it.
Foolish of me, really, as I know building up a tolerance is necessary.
70% this week, 85% next, 90% the following, and so on.
Diligent training of the palate.
If you don’t believe me, check the directions on the wrapping of Lindt’s EXCELLENCE bars.
Clár Tillekens is a visual artist and writer. Her domains include heritage, place attachment, mysticism, and UX. She’s from New York and rural Ireland, and based in London. You can find her work in a few places, including the British Journal of Photography, Ain’t Bad, The Drunken Canal, and Hot Potato.
Also by Clár: Diet ode to my ancestors