<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hanna Perlberger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal essays and reflections on family, memory, grief, wonder, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are.]]></description><link>https://www.hannaperlberger.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:04:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.hannaperlberger.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Love You Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 →]]></description><link>https://www.hannaperlberger.com/post/i-love-you-too</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8b3e0afe6fd82d150770d8</guid><category><![CDATA[Everyday Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8e93f_042ff68a5e9e49e786f5ffa66f17a936~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hanna Perlberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Soldier]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.

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Then I heard the thunder.]]></description><link>https://www.hannaperlberger.com/post/me-and-my-mom-a-play-in-two-acts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78a7811de70c495eb2a9fa</guid><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><category><![CDATA[Everyday Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:55:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8e93f_9c7a0cbde86042a38c251bcfddca1ee6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hanna Perlberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I Just Tell You Something? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.hannaperlberger.com/post/can-i-just-tell-you-something</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78a7811de70c495eb2a9f8</guid><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><category><![CDATA[Grief and Loss]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wonder]]></category><category><![CDATA[Everyday Life]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:15:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8e93f_a64e069e30e4447bb506f3884edf45c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hanna Perlberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basically, How Time Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 →]]]></description><link>https://www.hannaperlberger.com/post/basically-how-time-works</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78a7811de70c495eb2a9f5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8e93f_a5db8cb05c7a428b8a2e6566b8c4186a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hanna Perlberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shape of Rain]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.hannaperlberger.com/post/the-shape-of-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78a7811de70c495eb2a9f3</guid><category><![CDATA[Grief and Loss]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:05:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8e93f_3390eb9d8af4455d8f9fdb249a4d7bff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hanna Perlberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Culinary Guide to God, Mystery, and Quiche]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.hannaperlberger.com/post/a-culinary-guide-to-god-mystery-and-quiche</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78a7811de70c495eb2a9ee</guid><category><![CDATA[Everyday Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:58:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8e93f_8c7916f04a26441ca22ec73fcfea8923~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hanna Perlberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Basil Thief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has someone you love ever explained something in a way that only made sense to them — and you decided not to argue? 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