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How to See the Sea

Posted on July 21, 2025 by jillbpearlman

A small curve of a port – boats sit in great fields of mud, the waterrolled up like a carpet to join the sea, to bunch into glossy, spit-tipped waves.  What did it mean – if we longed for the sea? The absent … Continue reading →

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How to Do Thanksgiving during a civil war

Posted on November 21, 2018 by jillbpearlman

Even the hardest hearts have a soft spot for Thanksgiving.  It’s love for the cornucopia, the  harvest that spills in fullness from a stony season.  It’s the fact that somehow our motley immigrant crew has extended out in bursts and … Continue reading →

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