Monthly Archives: January 2023

Blue, Gunshots, Eating Shoes

Posted on January 29, 2023 by jillbpearlman

Pops of blue.  Against what.  Skeins of gray.  Lure of monochrome.  Screens of violence.  At 5 am I watched a match between two women, battling over tennis balls in Melbourne. Seven shot dead in Jerusalem after praying.  Grainy witness to the Memphis flaying.  Keening and pleading … Continue reading →

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How a Surreal Squirrel Alerts Us

Posted on January 22, 2023 by jillbpearlman

True discipline would have me attending to Winter Gray, waiting patiently for its secrets, listening to pale nuances of voices, sitting with dull flashes under a clotted cloud blanket. This season’s abundant rain and gray have worn down my thinking … Continue reading →

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OUI/WE

Posted on January 8, 2023 by jillbpearlman

OUI/WE Through New Year’s open doorsa host of voices echo, Say Yes! Back then, I was weary of Non: Don’t run down the stairs! Don’t cry! OUI! Formed in France where I broke apart and transformed, child in my belly, “I” to “we.” … Continue reading →

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