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Essays & Poetry

The Water Takes Me Home

ByGillian November 11, 2026November 11, 2026

Four linked haibun of a Guyanese childhood In a recurring dream, water offers an escape, and a passage home. These four linked haibun move through that doorway into childhood: Easter kites, a bucket of dung for my mother’s garden, and the rituals meant to keep us safe. In My Dream A shadow in a dour…

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