In their words: The acorn balloon in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Nov 23, 2023

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“Acorn” / Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon, 2023

In a word, I am ashamed.

The crunch under-toe. The thunk on a parked car roof. The snap of a curious dog’s teeth. These are the sounds I was meant to create. Yet here I find myself, suspended in the air, inciting the awed cheers and jeers of a crowd of thousands with my grotesque existence. I ask, ove…

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