painting of ancient Estonia

Pain Log #2

Pain Log #2: Letter to My Sister I listen to Arvo Pärt’s sacred music and think of his native Estonia, which reminds me of that Tallinn lawyer and historian whom I met  one November at the American Academy in Rome. She wore an outlandish costume for our communal dinners—mauve taffeta suit with matching hat—and she […]

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Pain Log #2: Letter to My Sister I listen to Arvo Pärt’s sacred music and think of his native Estonia, which reminds me of that Tallinn lawyer and historian whom I met  one November at the American Academy in Rome. She wore an outlandish costume for our communal dinners—mauve taffeta suit with matching hat—and she