qotd

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2004 Results She resolved to end the love affair with Ramon tonight . . . summarily, like Martha Stewart ripping the sand vein out of a shrimp’s tail . . . though the term “love affair” now struck her as a ridiculous euphemism . . . not unlike “sand vein,” which is … Continue reading qotd

Homeward Bound

So I’m the only one in the First Class of El Al’s flight 007 to JFK. (Modern times sure bring us odd-looking integers and initials, don’t they?) I sleep on the floor on a futon for a week and a half, covered with an old red comforter with pink stitching, and I learn to walk … Continue reading Homeward Bound

Tamar is here!

She’s here! Allison over at An Unsealed Room gave birth July 12 to Baby Blogger Tamar! I doubt that Tamar is ready for her first WordPress install (yet), but here’s hoping that she takes to sleeping through the night remarkably early. Mazel Tov, Allison and Tamar!