Writing about the end of the world in the middle of a pandemic is a weird experience. It was as if I kept living and reliving the story all over…
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Elphie Meets the End of The World (#3)
Inspiration for “Elphie Meets the End of The World” struck after a conversation with a dear friend. We were scheduled to meet for a coffee, which is code for venting…
Elphie Meets the End of The World (#2)
After completing the first draft of EMTEOTW I met with my uncle. It was a humid summer day, but the rooftop terrace of his Tel Aviv apartment was nice and…
Writing Elphie Meets the End of the World (#1)
It’s been a minute. Well, actually it’s been four years since our last Elphie book, but who counts, right? With the pandemic shutting down the world something opened up inside…
Who am I #4: a swimmer
I learned to swim by literary being thrown into the deep water. I still remember the panic, my little feet dangling in the air and then the cold strike of…
Who am I #3 : A coder
I was 16 when I first my lay eyes on a computer. This was it. Well, it was the early ’80 and I was a high school student who signed…
Who am I #2 : A librarian
Do you remember the moment you learned to read? I do. It was an aha moment, maybe the first aha moment I’ve ever experienced. Suddenly, all the letters had meaning.…
Who am I #1: A dancer
There was no ultrasound technology at the late ‘60 when my soon-to-be mother was about to give birth, so no one could predict that I would come to the world…
New Book!
My third children’s book is released today and I’m very excited! It’s a Halloween story but not a classic one. There’s nothing scary, except for Elphie’s costume. Well, Elphie finds…
New Year is upon us
Today is Jewish new year. This is a unique holiday for many reasons. First, it’s the only holiday that lasts two days. It’s weird, isn’t it? How can a new year…