I hadn’t planned on reading The Familiar because the cover creeped me out a bit and I wasn’t sure if it would be too dark for me. How wrong I was. I’m so glad my friend persuaded me to give this a read because it was a heartbreaking, beautiful love story, one only Leigh Bardugo could have written. Though I haven’t read her new Ninth House series, I have read all but one of Bardugo’s Grishaverse books. To me, Bardugo is a superior writer because she has a way of weaving tragedy so humane ...
Jewish Fantasy
The Subscriber Chronicles, Vol. I
This week and month begins a new type of post I will be sharing once per quarter with only my subscribers. It's still free, but you must be subscribed to this website and blog to access it, so... Welcome! Especially to my new readers. I've noticed several new followers on across all the social media platforms, and I'm excited you've found your way here! It's going to be an exciting journey together! These new Subscriber Chronicles will be a periodical I share to update all of you, my ...
Glass Ball, Rubber Ball
I dropped the ball again. Except—as I heard someone once share how they manage the demands of Life—to me this was a rubber ball, not a glass one. I know this will bounce back, but I still should have shared yesterday. Anyway…I’d like you to meet two new friends of mine: Mr. & Mrs. Shroom. They hang out with me at work to let my coworkers know whether I’m having a good or bad mental health day. If good, Mrs. Shroom hangs out with me; if bad, well…her grumpy spouse joins me instead. ...
Rabellah & the Carpenter: a Myth of Ada’mah
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WOMS: The Pomegranate Gate
It's been too long since I shared my latest read, and I cannot wait to tell you more about it. Allow me to introduce you to the novel, and also the beginning of a new series, which has stolen my heart in every way imaginable: The Pomegranate Gate by A. E. Kaplan. Rich, imaginative, lush, exquisite—I could gush about this book, but let me get to the substance of how it is all those things and more. The Pomegranate Gate is a Jewish historical epic fantasy set in an alternative version of ...
