Conversations about Seeds--In honor of the International Day of Biological Diversity
Seeds and language diversity are woven together in my experiences and in this excerpt from the novella When Dirt Met Star. The...
Unpacking a Drawer
Unpacking is meant to refill drawers, but what if the drawer is already full? While visiting my family for Passover, my sister-in-law...
Past Due
My father called me while I was on vacation. He recounted news stories and the recent demolition of a neighbor’s house. “Farmers won’t...
Who Packed Your Suitcase?
When you Google a quote you might find the perfect image. Or, you might end up with the more than your original request to the universe....
Images Cut Deep**
The following is an excerpt from Save the Elephants, my novel in verse. I share it in consideration of what happens before the desert,...
Character Development Is Hard
There is something about comfort television in the morning. The peace it can create is as important as sinking into couch cushions in...
The Perfect Age to Speak Up
Hebrew is my third second language. However, the gap between learning Hebrew and learning the other two is significant, roughly twenty...
In The Rearview. . .
It takes a drive sometimes, to really clear your head, to be able to think the thoughts you want which are hidden underneath the noise of...
Taking Flight
In spring, many may ask, “Which birds leave? Which birds stay?” In times of transition, many may ask the same. The screen window was open...
