Hello everyone, I hope the summer has been treating you well! I have two announcements: By Light of Hidden Candles Discussion Guide & ‘For Book Clubs & Educators’ Page I mentioned recently that my publisher and I were developing a discussion guide for book clubs reading By Light of Hidden Candles. I’m pleased to announce that […]
My Short Story ‘Cockatoo Tears’ Published in Qu Literary Magazine
Greetings all! I’m very pleased to announce that my short story, Cockatoo Tears, was published in the Spring 2018 edition of Qu Literary Magazine, a contemporary journal from Queens University of Charlotte. Here’s the opening section: “Mom. We have to save the rainforests.” These were the seven words with which my seven-year-old greeted me as she […]
Video of Maqlooba Ceremony from Scarf Sisters!
A few months ago I shared a short story of mine, Scarf Sisters, about an Israeli settler who bonds with a Palestinian woman over their identical headscarves. When I read the story to an audience in Jerusalem, I was asked by several people it was based on a true story. It wasn’t, but there were elements […]
Scarf Sisters – Short Story
Last week, I participated in a launch event for arc 25, literary journal of the Israel Association of Writers in English. Around 100 people turned up–a lot more than expected!–and it was awesome to meet the faces behind the wonderful poetry and prose that appears in the journal. I had a great time! You can […]
My Poem ‘Stardust’ Published by Poetica & More News
Right, so first of all, my poem Stardust was just published in the 2017 Mizmor L’David Anthology by Poetica Publishing. You can read or download the full anthology as a PDF on the Poetica website here; Stardust appears on page 51. An excerpt: i don’t have to be the brightest thread in the carpet or the […]
