Oysters Larger Than My Father's Hand
Personal memory by S. Engle
1960 CE • York County, VA, USA
My parents had a New Year's Eve party annually. Their friend, Tom, would get oysters from his home in Middlesex (45 minutes north). The oysters were served raw on the half-shell and were larger than my father's hand.
Memory submitted at Maya Lin: A Study of Water, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, 2022
Image: Photo by PxHere
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