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February 3, 2026

Abandoned houses! Cows stuck in trees! The place full of secrets

Pia Paulina Guilmoth and Jesse Bull Saffire spent seven years sniffing around discarded boxes and junk shops in order to paint this peculiar portrait of their home

Abandoned houses! Cows stuck in trees! The place full of secrets

TL;DR

  • "Fishworm" is a book by Pia Paulina Guilmoth and Jesse Bull Saffire documenting seven years of scavenging in rural Maine.
  • The book includes collected fragments of lives, personal photographs of explorations, and images from Pia's family archive.
  • Key themes include forgotten histories, the spirit of Halloween, and the concept of finding new homes.
  • The title "Fishworm" is inspired by a classified ad and the potential parasitic nature of worms in water and mud, reflecting hidden histories.
  • The authors express an interest in the chaotic and mischievous aspects of childhood Halloween and the preservation of physical history in areas with little growth.
  • The project also incorporates images taken with small digital cameras during their scavenging excursions.
  • A significant find was a box of old newspapers detailing a historical flood caused by snowmelt, which affected the local river.
  • The book transforms discarded items from rural central Maine into a chronicle of survival and memory.

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