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Paula E. Kirman

Paula E. Kirman

Losstending

During March and April of 2021, I took part in “Soloss,” a community care network developed through a partnership between REACH Edmonton…

Jul 8, 2021

Losstending

Jul 8, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Memorial March

This is my annual Valentine’s Day tradition, Gathering in a church, called to order by Drums and songs and smudge.

Jun 24, 2021

Memorial March

Jun 24, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

A.M. in the ‘Hood

Early morning chirping of sparrows drowned out by the screams of magpies while

Jun 23, 2021

Side of an old building in brownish particle board with a wooden staircase leading to a green staircase and a blue door.

Jun 23, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Fine Dining

Together, we went beyond our means. Che Guevara t-shirt, jeans, hoodie, fedora, backpack, met with judgmental stares from the lisping woman…

Jun 22, 2021

Smoked salmon, eggs, sausage and toast with two glasses of coffee and a glass of water in the foreground.

Jun 22, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Rural Excursions

Jun 21, 2021

Our Lady of the Highway shrine in Vegreville. A slim white statue of a woman with trees in the background.

Jun 21, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Cheap Religion

I bought a Bible in a dollar store, so how dare you question my faith.

Jun 20, 2021

A cloudy sky with two crosses on top of a church roof.

Jun 20, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Sweaters

He said sweaters suit me, these aged, ragged, knotty garments reflecting years of turmoil masked as maturity.

Jun 19, 2021

Pine tree with hoar frost, with other trees in the background.

Jun 19, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Keepsakes

I gave him a scarf, three silver dollars, a scrapbook, and an empty journal. He gave me chocolate, six roses, two orgasms; later, a heart…

Jun 18, 2021

Snow on a riverbank with a bare tree in the foreground.

Jun 18, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Scars

Fading evidence of errors and accidents pepper my skin, while

Jun 17, 2021

Lime green sticky note on a light post saying, “You are strong.”

Jun 17, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Daf Yomi

morning ritual: open the app, get to the page, stare at words in a language I never learned

Jun 16, 2021

Close up of the cover of a book of Talmud with raised Hebrew lettering.

Jun 16, 2021

Paula E. Kirman

Paula E. Kirman

A writer, editor, photographer, filmmaker, musician, digital storyteller, and community organizer in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She/Her. wordspicturesmusic.com

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