December 20, 2025
A square image with a split aesthetic—part color and part black and white—and a dominant pink border, designed as a thank-you poem greeting. The upper and lower edges feature a rough-edged pink banner effect. The background is divided vertically: the left side is in full color and shows a smiling woman and a young girl (seen from behind) at a dining table with a man in the background. The right side is in black and white and shows a man and woman conversing across a table, which holds a jar of jam, strawberries, and a small stack of books. This visual split suggests contrasting perspectives or memories. A pink owl logo is positioned on the black and white side. tartines Text: Seasonal Greetings, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, a thank-you poem,
Published by Karen Greenbaum-Maya at December 20, 2025
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Seasonal Greetings: A Thank-you Poem

We try to be grown-ups, but troubles in herds invade our home, which is usually secular, and raise our anxiety to levels molecular. Such was our sad state when a package from Adda showed up on our doormat…
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December 14, 2025
A visually rich and celebratory image with a joyful and festive tone against a deep, vibrant blue background. In the foreground, there is a white plate holding three golden-brown latkes (potato pancakes) topped with a dollop of white sour cream or applesauce. To the upper right, there is a partial view of another white plate holding a sufganiyah (jelly donut) dusted with powdered sugar. Scattered around the latkes are several gold-wrapped chocolate coins (gelt) and, in the upper center, a small wooden dreidel. The text is white and orange, reading: Latkes -Text: EVIE GROCH / Hannukah Poerty / EATING LATKES IN GLADNESS
Published by Evie Groch at December 14, 2025
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Eating Latkes in Gladness

“A single perfectly-browned latke slid onto his plate…” I stop reading, cannot go further, until I digest this. A devout Catholic feeding a Vietnamese teenager a latke she prepared for him in the town of Gladness, Connecticut?
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