As some of you know, I’ve been having a long drawn out fantasy about getting an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Sarah Lawrence College. Their writing program has famously churned out some epic writers. The school requires two recommendations as part of its application process. Which is of course why I sent four, no? The… Continue reading The MFA Dream
An all too common question after I got hitched was: “Are you pregnant?” and “Are you pregnant yet?” and “When are you having a baby?” and sometimes there would be a statement: “You should get pregnant!” Some people actually thought that because I was home sick and unable to work for a year, I should…get… Continue reading Don’t ask about my uterus…please.
Notes from The Ten Commandments According to Mom: Ah, so I’m dying to submit my writing for this; THINGS I’D NEVER Tell My Mother. Seeking first-person, nonfiction essays exploring actions, thoughts, or feelings you would never share with your mother. Can be from childhood, adolescence, or adulthood. Humorous to heartbreaking. We especially need humor writing… Continue reading The Ten Commandments According to Mom
There are many problems with being the orphan of parents who are very much alive. None of my siblings has ever had the luxury of a safety net in the way that people who have supportive parents do. For a long time, my hero was my 8th grade English teacher to whom I owe about… Continue reading Fun at the Orphanage
Monday was a good day. Nothing say loving like waking up at 2pm. Wasn’t a hard day by any means. I purchased Season 1 of Firefly over the internet and had to go pick it up so my sister could catch up before watching the film based on the series, Serenity. Great flick if you’ve… Continue reading Monday, ah, Monday
Hey, Amy G complained about the fact that you have to be a “registered user” to blog on my site so I have made it possible for all to blog their comments. Meanwhile, I am half an hour to my first Chanukah/Birthday party for Devora and Chaia. Hiding in Devora’s room but she’s making me… Continue reading Equal Opportunity Blog
Okay, not ET but Igor (yay!) called from Machon Shlomo in Jerusalem to discuss the prospect of flying over for an interview with the Fellows program. That’s how I got started teaching and I’m already set to finish my MS in Secondary Education in May of 2006! Anyway, Igor’s call automatically made me think about… Continue reading ET Phone Home!
So I visited a Sephardic shul in midtown east for my Friday night meal under the sukkah. The place was beautiful. The singing had a Middle Eastern twang. The food was unidentifiable except for something called “kipe” that Dominicans eat and call the same thing. So, while I may look Sephardic…or at least Israeli according… Continue reading Going on "Sephardic"
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 