A broken tulip by Maaike

A broken tulip by Maaike

Wrestling certainty

Why we leave and enter countries.

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Maaike VanderMeer
Jun 19, 2025
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A man tells me that every time he opens the door of another country he finds shadows waiting. He wants his children to have light. Light for breakfast, light for lunch, light for supper.

When certainty grips you from the front, he says, roll. Let it take you. If you resist it, you’ll hurt yourself. Roll and look up – the blue sky has pinned you with unbe…

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