The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 25

It is an old — a very old — photo album. Daina clutches the album gingerly, afraid to disturb the cracked, crackly sheets of plastic

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 24

Vasara clenches her fists and punches the stuffy air. Mission accomplished. Sort of. At least the first part has gone according to plan

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 23

Vasara hopes the guard has followed through on his promise to leave the archive building unlocked for the night

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 22

Vasara clenches her teeth. She has not yet managed to wangle a smartphone, and calling her daughter on a public payphone is a headache

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Thursday, January 10, 2019

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 21

Daina thinks she can recognize some of the faces from her welcoming party not that long ago. And Tzippy, of course, is a regular visitor here, being married to Leah’s son. As for ...

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Thursday, January 03, 2019

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 20

“To the music room. Just as soon as they let us out of here. No one’s going to notice we’re skipping class after this balagan”

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 19

At the squelch of mud, she starts. She peeks over the wall. A police car is parked by the curb, two uniformed men beside it

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 18

Tzorty. The only other seamstress in the neighborhood. Funny, that. What are the odds they would live so close, all these years later?

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Monday, December 17, 2018

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 17

She is assaulted instead by the smell of frying onions and faint undertones of bleach. Ah, well. This is Jerusalem, not Teplidskai

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Wednesday, December 05, 2018

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 16

“Okay, I get it.” Baila’s voice is shrill. “Sooo exciting, having this girl from the middle of nowhere move in”

The Gatekeeper's Daughter

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: Chapter 14

Leah stops, keeping her distance from the grubby banister. The girl has her arms crossed. Her hair hangs loose around her neck. She needs a haircut