Hello all, I’m at the stage now with my writing where I’m looking at some of my old (unpublished novels) and know that I’m never going to submit them for publication for one reason or another. Usually, it’s because they twist genres a bit and it ends up not being as strongly viable in a […]

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While other stories wend their way through the editing/pitch/publishing process, I am working on a medical thriller and figured I’d share a short scene I’d literally just written. I’m introducing one of the characters in the story, he’s an FBI forensic examiner, 48, and the first scene you encounter him is this one:

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So many people have lost their mind and those of you who are rabble-rousing need a time out. People sometimes see what they want to see in anyone’s message. I’m not here to debate politics, I try to leave this blog to literary things and whimsy, however, if you believe that the only way to […]

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Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to drink you again, When your grounds are steeping, Aroma drifts to me while I’m sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain, Still remains. Within the sound of brewing.

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One of my family’s favorite things that I make is a noodle kugel. Many non-Jews don’t even know what a kugel is, so in this case, let me simply describe it as a sort of a baked noodle custard of sorts.
Trust me – its yummy and simple to make. The recipe is as follows:
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