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Play It Again, Sam

Posted on January 6, 2025 by jillbpearlman

Once thought it a white man’s thing –righteous poems lamenting time –when fingertips that steady the fruit knifescrape garlic, soothe kids know truth. Now end of day, end of year silver threads of dusk hover on short hours. Family that made the … Continue reading →

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The Heavy Click

Posted on March 31, 2024 by jillbpearlman

Because the couch didn’t mean anything to him –the guy I knew in my 20s who hightailed itevery time a girl moved her couch to his place.  Because he was foul-mouthed and funny, it stuck; I high-tailed it also, livingon my … Continue reading →

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