Heather Ryan - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/heather_ryan/?source=rss&aim=heather_ryan en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT Our cupboard was bare By Heather Ryan Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss I had a master's degree. I had a job. But to feed my three children, I had to swallow my pride and go to a soup kitchen.