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50 Reasons
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Now when my parents talk in Hebrew in front of me thinking that I don’t understand, I totally get what they’re saying!
Ariella Schiller
Ariella Schiller lives with her family in Jerusalem, where she’ll dabble in almost anything involving words.
She works as a proofreader by day, novelist by night, and occasionally sleeps.
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Out of Step
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
That last jump totally jarred my leg, which is weird, because, hello! Dancer!
Out of Step
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
I peek at the price tag. “Seventy-five,” I say weakly. Mommy purses her lips, but nods and I run to the dressing room
Out of Step
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
It still shook me to see Babby sitting and being taken care of, instead of cooking or sitting at her computer or cleaning out the attic, all things she normally was very busy with
Out of Step
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
I feel bad for blurting that out when I see the flash of jealousy skid across my best friend’s features
Out of Step
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Uuuuch. I hate this. I hate the fact that Mommy is never home anymore
Out of Step
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
She perches on her bed and looks at me. “Bella Rena…Naftoli has, uh, been asked to leave yeshivah for a little while”
Out of Step
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Mommy appears. “Come in, come in quickly,” she whispers, flapping her hand. We scurry in, confused by the cloak-and-dagger attitude
Out of Step
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
He turns around and gives me a look, the kind of look that says, “please don’t be a terribly selfish human being.”
Windows
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Year after year, as this scene repeated itself, a piece of my heart would crack. And then, lonely despite the small hands in mine, I’d start the short walk home
Out of Step
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
I need to rush home, do homework, go out for Chinese with Goldie, a long-standing Monday night tradition, and — sigh — apologize to Ma about not listening to her explain what happ ...
