Windows

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Beggar in the Basement

The name Berel elicited a sigh — apparently, it wasn’t easy to help Berel. He was too rich, too poor, too independent, too much of a nebach

Map the Starlight

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 41

The glass is thick; cheaply made. But there is something inside it, she is sure. She holds it tight, and wades back to the shore

Map the Starlight

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 40

As the land recedes behind them, Ramon stares. Africa. Home of riches and cruelty. The glitter of gold and flash of blood

Map the Starlight

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 39

Papa holds out his hand. “Brother Garcon,” he says in greeting. He will not dip his head, for the icon the man wears on a thick gold chain

Map the Starlight

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 38

Something inside her burns. She steps forward. “We are indeed honored by your suggestion, but I am afraid we must decline”

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 37

“If their menfolk are lost in the ocean’s waves, then these women will curse you and your luck will fail, and most likely your fortune too”

Map the Starlight

Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 36

He looks. Three pieces of paper. One rough pen. A vial of ink. She speaks. “So that you can teach me,” she says

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 35

“When the authorities go after the Talmud, they search. Every synagogue. Every house. Every person. And everything is carted away”

Turning Tides

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Joy in the Darkness

What would Rivka want her bas mitzvah to look like, now that there could be none of the big ideas she’d dreamed about?

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 33

“Clara. I know why you are not eating,” she says. “It is because you have already broken your fast, is it not?”

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Map the Starlight: Chapter 32

Just as she thinks that they should cease the day’s work, he says, “I do not see how you can avoid depicting the Garden of Eden”