Tag Archives: City of Asylum

WRITING HOME

Posted on July 9, 2015 by jillbpearlman

Wandering is often mythic, a psychological circling from exile back to roots. My wandering in Pittsburgh turned into one of those stories. Meeting artist Diane Samuels was part of the homecoming. In the way of the postmodern, it was multi-layered … Continue reading →

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WRITING OUR HOUSE IN EXILE

Posted on June 28, 2015 by jillbpearlman

My trip to Pittsburgh last week was short, but long in my thoughts. My eyes were constantly being opened. Especially when I learned about the City of Asylum, a place that gives “santuary to endangered literary writers.” Somewhere in my … Continue reading →

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STEPPING OUT OF THE NOSTALGIA SWAMPS

Posted on June 19, 2015 by jillbpearlman

Nostalgia can be a swampy, bottomless kind of emotion. It’s an emotional landscape with only limited sun and lots of swirling decomposing organic matter in the process of becoming something else.   It compresses, it forms coal. It takes in ferns … Continue reading →

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