meditations and dialogues about family, books, ideas, and the writing life
Posted in Authors, Family, Guest Poets, Meditations on life on Jan 3rd, 2012
I still can’t write about it and I don’t know why. I know what I want to say … but it’s not enough to say it. Perhaps all I can do is to wait for it to pass. Will I know when it’s over? I don’t know. Here are two poems written in honor of [...]
Posted in Authors, Baltimore Book Festival, Blogging, Books, video, Videos on Oct 29th, 2011
Last month, on September 25, I discussed my novel, To Kill the Other, on an author panel at the 2011 Baltimore Book Festival. The panel was sponsored by the CityLit Project of Baltimore. New Tork City publishing industry veteran and Local book blogger Celeste Sollod moderated the panel brilliantly, which also included novelists Stephen Gordon [...]
Posted in Authors, Baltimore Book Festival, Books, events, Israel, Meditations on life, My short stories, Palestine, terrorism, To Kill the Other, Writing on Sep 22nd, 2011
It’s a rainy Saturday morning. I am drinking my coffee, looking out the window (as I always do) and thinking about my book reading that will take place tomorrow. How can I possibly talk about the years of working on this novel? What is the most important message I can convey to my audience? I [...]
Posted in Authors, Guest Writers/Authors, Poetry, Writing on Sep 18th, 2011
I looked out the window this morning and saw the woods around my house changing rapidly — maturing into reds, yellows, browns, and purples; the shades of greens fading away. The sky remained blue but wasn’t as hurried as it was in the summer. And as I stood there realizing again the changing of seasons, [...]
Posted in Authors, Blogging, Books, Guest Writers/Authors, Israel, My first novel, Palestine, Peace, terrorism, To Kill the Other on Sep 11th, 2011
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania we honor the memory of those who lost their lives on that day and we remember those whose lives were changed forever because of that loss. The memories of the attacks are fresh and vivid for many — we remember [...]
Posted in Authors, Blogging, Books, Israel, My first novel, Palestine, Peace, terrorism, To Kill the Other, War, Writing on Sep 1st, 2011
A question of killing: Howard County author searches for an answer by Lisa Kawata Howard Magazine hit a record for social media activity with this article. You can find the link: here.
Posted in Authors, Books, Charles Dambach, Conversations about war and peace, Peace, terrorism, To Kill the Other, War on Aug 11th, 2011
Back in June, I told you about a writer and peace advocate, Charles “Chic” Dambach, whom I met at the Baltimore Book Festival. We had a conversation that day about my novel, To Kill the Other, and his book, Exhaust the Limits, which, each in its own way, explore the same themes. “We really should [...]
Posted in Authors, Childhood memories, Family, Guest Poets, Language on Jul 24th, 2011
When I think of summer, I think of time not passing. I think of the beach and the constancy of one sound that was present before anyone could hear it. I think of my young lightweight body, darkened, pressing to the warm sand, as fine and white as flour. I think of the waves [...]
Posted in Authors, Books, Guest Writers/Authors, Peace on Jun 11th, 2011
“The people in Baru were as wealthy as any community I have ever known. They had no cash, but instead they had abundant fresh food, comfortable homes, fantastic views, family and friends, and no stress. This was paradise. They had no electricity, and they didn’t need it. They had a central well for fresh, clean [...]
Posted in Authors, Books, Language, My first novel, To Kill the Other on May 31st, 2011
One might say that living a bilingual life offers enriched experience, but I say it also brings confusion and struggle during the first years of learning, especially when the second language enters someone’s life in the second or third decade. I am not sure if there is a moment when two different languages can merge [...]
