Veiled JoyWednesday, April 22, 2020Bonded to HistoryIn our case, the police were coming to help us, thank G-d, but historically, this wasn’t always so
In the Shadow of CoronaWednesday, April 01, 2020Twenty SecondsWhat do I say to all of them, to each of them? Each expressing their worry or non-worry in a way unique to their nature?
Open MicWednesday, June 12, 2019The Kids Are Going to Camp, the Parents Are Going BrokeMindy has to feel good; it doesn’t matter that I feel bad
LifeTakesTuesday, February 12, 2019A Mother’s HopeAs I head back into the house, I feel lighter. I feel validated. There are other “not normal” mothers out there who really are normal
MusingsWednesday, November 07, 2018Musings: Driving SarahIt’s not like we’re talking about things that are unimportant, we’re just not talking about the things that so many people are scared to talk about
MusingsWednesday, October 31, 2018The Existential QuestionI was enormously vexed when I told someone I recognized her from the past and she looked at me quizzically and said, “I know you?
WindowsWednesday, June 27, 2018Breakfast for OneShaina may be smiling but I’ve been officially triggered. She’s right — breakfast most certainly did not look like this when she was growing up
MusingsWednesday, March 07, 2018I Don’t RememberWe laugh at ourselves and our awful memories, but inside, no one is laughing
WindowsWednesday, December 20, 2017Buried Past“Mommy is difficult, we all know that,” my sister Varda said to me numerous times. “Just accept her the way she is ...
MusingsWednesday, March 22, 2017Cocoon of ComfortWhen my sisters and I begin with the stories, we’re performers on the stage of shivah stools. The audience’s faces alte ...
WindowsWednesday, March 15, 2017Social AnxietyWhat happens at my weekly Shabbos Tehillim group? As long as we’re reciting Tehillim, I’m fine, but once the chitchat b ...