There was a shooting—another; again—at a school yesterday. An elementary school. Elementary. I’m from Texas, where it took place. My family still lives there. I have a niece in second grade. It could have been her school. It should not be any school. I am done. I am done with COVID, now monkey pox, with my family being diagnosed with chronic health problems. I am done with governments that do not care about their citizens, but choose to aggrandize their own agendas. I am done ...
Judaism
The Case to Redefine High Fantasy: The Hero’s Journey
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It should come as no surprise to some that I am doing a third part in this series. I'm no stranger to it. Being as passionate as I am about high fantasy, choosing to devote myself to pursuing a career out of writing within said genre, my convictions ...
WOMS: The Light of the Midnight Stars
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Though I should be sharing my review of Evie Dunmore's most recent League of Extraordinary Women installment, Portrait of a Scotsman, because today is Erev Purim, I've decided to instead share something a bit more Jewish---Rena Rossner's The Light of the ...
Introduction to Shabbat (and Me!)
Hello! You're either here because you regularly read my blog, or better yet, you're a fellow Pitch Wars applicant like myself participating in their PWPoePrompts for the next month. However you found your way here---welcome! I'm glad you did! As I already said earlier on Twitter, I'm a textbook INFJ, married to my best friend and fellow goofball, and I've been a vegetarian since 23 July 2008, so that's what...13 years? You can read more about me throughout this website or on my about me ...
Etched in Gold
Seven weeks ago, I mailed my wedding ring back to Israel. After wearing it for roughly eighteen months, I had come to finally admit it was too tight. In fact, I had finally reached the point where it was too painful to wear. I learned after meeting with a local jeweler, whoever sized me before we even bought our wedding rings sized me improperly, and I needed one whole size larger! Saddened, I knew the only way I could continue to wear the band I had grown so attached to was to contact the ...
