Author: Jen
He gets like that
One of my dear friends turned 40 today. She was the first of my group of childhood friends to get her driver’s license, the downside …
10.12.13 dream haiku – R Rated Saturday
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My little Garden of Eden in Israel
There is a place I idealize here in Israel: Kibbutz Harduf in the Lower Galilee, an anthroposophic community with a unique approach to intentional living, …
What I learned from Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize win in literature
Oh Alice Munro: “For years and years, I thought that stories were just practice, till I got time to write a novel,” she told The …
Time spent dreaming
Longing for the day When my dreams count as real life And I remember. Only good ones though– Sidewalk reunions, relief. Scattered song and dance. …
Book deal? I write just for fun.
Three people, in as many months, have told me their creative efforts are “just for fun.” This was in the context of showing me their …
I’m a little obsessed with time travel, are you?
I love playing with the idea of time travel. I’m not a quantum physicist. In fact, attempting to wrap my brain around the quantum physics …
Just on a whim … all we are is just on a whim
Let’s move to San Fran just on a whim, you and I. We’ll bring the kids, too.
Nibs give you magical powers, and other lies I told under the influence of candy
If I had written this article on the 25 best candy bars of all time, I probably would have replaced Caramello with Rolos, and left …
Imagining the Series Finale of My Life
“I’m going to die on this road one of these days,” I thought without actually thinking this morning, as I slowly took the sharp curve …
A poem about Israel
For my 15-minute Friday exercise, I jotted down some thoughts I had while celebrating/not-celebrating the Jewish High Holidays in Israel this year. The poem I …
Where dreams come from sometimes
If time were to stand still, I would kiss your lips leaving no trace of me behind. You’d awaken when time moved again and know …
Do you trust me?
My one son has the memory of an elephant. He can remember the details of events that happened when he was three, trips we took …
Classified: In need of better ice cream in Israel
I made my own ice cream last night. I did this out of despair. I do not like store bought Israeli ice cream. It’s awful. …
What I am is what I am until I am not
Most of my greatest ideas come to me either in the shower or while I’m drying my hair. As do some of the most confounding …
Smells of Shabbat
One day in the future My son will need some air. He’ll leave home Seeking solace If only for a minute or two. On his …
Is blogging the new MFA program?
Before I was in high tech, I was in publishing. At Scholastic, I worked in the creative marketing department, not directly with authors, but with …
Daily Prompt: Legs Wide Open (Straddling the Myers Briggs)
Today’s Daily Prompt from the folks at WordPress: Are you comfortable in front of people, or does the idea of public speaking make you want …