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Story-Telling

September 3, 2020

Watching my mother pray in the soft light of our night lamp was calming. She only did it in the evening, after she prepared the stresses of our day to be manage... Read More

Jew-ish: Four Tales Told Through the Lens of Secular Judaism

September 1, 2020

You are nine years old and desperately pleading with your parents to let you have a Christmas tree for the umpteenth time. “Come on,” you whine, putting all... Read More

The Qdoba Chronicles: An Isolated Case for Fatalism

September 1, 2020

As we glide through a life directed by circumstance, we can boil down our trajectory to two composites; our preferences and our choices. Lacking the a... Read More

Midnight Blues

November 3, 2017

My eyes are closed, but my mind is not. The standard red of the clock burns my eyes as I read off the time. It’s just after 3AM and I should be asleep. ‘Should ... Read More

Where’d My Innocence Go?

October 11, 2017

Lately I have been finding myself feeling especially empty whenever my gaze meets that of a young child. For instance, as I people-watched in my local Starbucks... Read More