Shared Space
Benjy had seen Naomi upset like this, but that had been a long time ago: she’d become a Halb over time. Halbs didn’t rage or screech
Off the Couch
No wad of cash is big enough to replace a present father
Bricks and Ladders
I’ve gone against the group. Add that to Tzippy’s shidduch, and I’m pretty much a social pariah
More or Less
“Why do you have to be so mature?” she said finally. “Why do you have to say the things that just take my whole rant and somehow defeat it?
LifeTakes
Is he shy? Is Daddy putting him at ease? Oh, let him be comfortable in his skin — at least one of us should be
The Gatekeeper's Daughter
It is an old — a very old — photo album. Daina clutches the album gingerly, afraid to disturb the cracked, crackly sheets of plastic
Center Stage
“It feels funny, doesn’t it? Going somewhere so off-the-beaten-Jewish path. Everyone will be staring at us like animals in the zoo”
