Belly Bowl: A Poetic Food Delivery

~ A book in the making ~

Belly Bowl rides alongside the delivery drivers of the gig economy—those who carry more than just orders. With every knock on a door, there’s a story: hunger met with warmth, time traded for trust, and strangers connected by fleeting ritual. This book explores the poetic undercurrent of modern delivery work, where fragility and freedom coexist, and where each drop-off becomes a quiet act of care. Through lyrical prose and real-world reflection, Belly Bowl asks: what does it mean to nourish another in a world moving too fast to notice?

Table of Content—DRAFT

Part I: What We Carry

The Bellied Road – Opening meditations on what it means to deliver food with soul and presence.
It Was Just a Coffee – Exploring the imbalance of dignity and labor in modern delivery culture.

What the Belly Knows – On intuition, hunger, and the deeper messages our bodies carry.

Part II: Sentient Work, Sentient Workers

Makers in Motion – Introducing the Factory delivery driver as more than gig worker: as Maker, as Caregiver.
MORV: Minimum Order Vote Rank – Community-driven respect for Maker time; minimums collectively chosen.
The Trike I Let Go – A story of returning a trike with grace, and the fluidity of Factory roles.

Love in the Time of Arrival – Delivery as affection, joy, timing, and gentle creativity.

Part III: Design and Dignity

The Bag in the Tree – The light-up delivery bag, its visibility, and the quiet choreography of arrival.
No Punishment for Being Late – Reshaping performance metrics into trust-based systems.
Geiger Counter of Care – Audio alerts that build readiness, not stress.
A Trike Named Gubee – Themed trikes, joy-forward design, and visibility for safety and delight.

Sentient Companionship – When delivery requires accompaniment — and the Factory responds with care.

Part IV: The Maker and the Meal

Meals That Talk Back – Notes, drawings, and art from Makers on food packets — joyful expressions of presence.
Minimums with Meaning – MORV policies that value time, with difference paid directly to the Maker.
Cocooned Care – Factory-based preventive health support for Makers, including diet, vision, and dental care.

Delivery and Dignity – Why it matters who brings your food — and how they are treated.

Part V: The Trike as Teacher

The Trike Factory – A book-birthing moment: the emergence of the trike-making initiative.
Rent, Rest, Return – Makers may return their trike anytime and order a new one at the start of any month — no shame, no penalty.
Ownership Through Resonance – Rent-to-own transparency, Vote-Ranked pricing, and prioritization by affinity.

More Than a Ride – Trikes as stories, as characters, as vessels of joy and care.

Appendix & Sidebars

Factory Vote Rank Economy – A sidebar explaining how MORV, trike pricing, and other community decisions are governed.
Factory Role Fluidity – Narrative examples of Makers shifting roles (delivery → kitchen → garden → storytime).
Notes from the Road – Vignettes, micro-poems, and quotes from Makers in their own words.