Photo of the Week: Saguaro Cacti
I've been traveling nonstop for the past two weeks, first to Arizona to attend my publisher's author retreat, then to Israel to attend my son's graduating ceremony from IDF advanced [...]
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Nov, 2016
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Sep, 2016
Photo of the Week: Leaf
I have been so happy about this new leaf on my Schefflera tree! It is the very first leaf to grow since I got the plant back in March, and [...]
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Sep, 2016
Ireland – The Giant’s Causeway, Then and Now
My favorite place in Ireland is the Giant's Causeway on the coast of Antrim in Northern Ireland. I love the mystery of it, i.e. the fact that even geologists are [...]
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Aug, 2016
Today Is…
{August Break 8/21: Today is...} ...a day to hang out with family and friends.
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Jun, 2016
Grandpa and the Tractor
Father's Day is coming and so it is fitting that my essay about my grandpa, titled The Tractor, should be published this month on Thread, a literary magazine. Writing about [...]
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Jun, 2015
Planting the Porch
Finally, finally, it is summer here and I managed to get all the planting done on our porch. Remember my old pot? Well, I decided I was indeed going to [...]
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Mar, 2015
The Ugliest Time of the Year
This is the ugliest time of the year in Chicago. The snow has melted and so there isn't even a remnant of white covering up the trash that has accumulated [...]
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Feb, 2015
Off the Beaten Path in Israel: Zohar Stronghold
The cold is getting to me (Chicago's high is 17F today), so it's time for memories of warmer days and an entirely different landscape than winter's bleak outside. I haven't [...]
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Jan, 2015
Magic in the Winter Woods @ VCCA
I have returned to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), where I'm trying to be immensely productive during my two-week residency. When I get tired, or need to rev myself [...]
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Aug, 2014
Manaus Journal (2) – Tie your House to a Tree
In between attending two World Cup games in Manaus, the capital city of the Amazon, we had time to explore the river and the rain forest. When we were visiting [...]
