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I Love You Too
I wasn’t looking for love. Certainly not beside six lanes of traffic. But there it was — small, sincere, and planted in a patch of tired grass. Naturally, I had questions. Read “I Love You Too” on Substack →
Hanna Perlberger
Aug 231 min read
The Soldier
On an airport people mover, I watch a soldier’s homecoming unfold—and discover that the story in front of me is not the story I expected.
Hanna Perlberger
Aug 171 min read
Me and My Mom: A Play in Two Acts
I thought I was writing about my mother. Then I heard the thunder.
Hanna Perlberger
Jul 261 min read
Can I Just Tell You Something?
A Facebook birthday notification. A half-sister I barely knew. An unanswered message from 2018. And one more decision about whether to reach out. A letter from Wrapped in a Leaf.
Hanna Perlberger
Jul 191 min read
Basically, How Time Works
Twenty years ago, I could have filled a room with things I was — lawyer, violin maker, dancer, coach. This morning, a stranger's mention of a five-year-old's judo ceremony made me realize how much of "me" has quietly slipped into the past tense. [Read the full letter on Substack →]
Hanna Perlberger
Jul 121 min read
The Shape of Rain
On my father's 49th yahrzeit, I watched rain falling over the Atlantic and wondered about the shape of a life I never fully got to know. Somewhere between memory, grief, and a paleontologist's dinosaur, a letter emerged.
Hanna Perlberger
Jun 301 min read
A Culinary Guide to God, Mystery, and Quiche
I set out to prepare a Torah class and somehow ended up making quiche instead. Somewhere between mystery, worry, prayer, and the ordinary question of what's for lunch, I discovered that life rarely separates the sacred from the everyday.
Hanna Perlberger
Jun 301 min read
The Basil Thief
Has someone you love ever explained something in a way that only made sense to them — and you decided not to argue? That's basically this whole post.
Hanna Perlberger
Jun 291 min read
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