Poem of Life
Eye contact is the least of her problems. She walks into my home, her whole body tilted away from me in such obvi ...
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Walls of Protection
I look at my father. There’s a fire, he says, a bad one. We need to get home, fast
How to Cook a Fish Head
No Jewish woman is ever a stranger to another. There are some experiences that are universal unifiers, like pain and jo ...
Searching for Savta Tova
Savta Tova is our family’s only direct ancestor to be buried in Israel, and I felt a strange urge to visit her gr ...
Moving Day
Mom refused to budge. “Behind my back you did this! I’m not a piece of garbage, you know.”
What Filled the Silence
How could I go without music for an entire year? I can barely make it through sefirah! How could I miss my grandd ...
Pleasant Trip
I know most siblings argue and even fight at least at some point in their lives, but I can’t imagine they do it ...
