Tag Archives: absurdity

The Executive Restores Plastic Straws

Posted on February 9, 2025 by jillbpearlman

I’m a stowaway on a cold rubber boat.  My desires and old love letters are the sails,I paddle with spoons and old New Yorkers.   From a surge of waves comes a sleek head,a piercing in its nose – A seal … Continue reading →

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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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