I fill up the tub with water, take out my earrings, wipe off my makeup and get ready for the bath I make my preparations as I have done many times before I sink my body…
Footprints And An Empty Crib
I ate the prenatal vitamins that smelled like cough syrup and made me gag. I bought, I cooked, I ate organic food. I replaced my soaps and shampoos for paraben-free and phthalate-free and useless. I…
Pity The Immortal
In the beginning, things were set into motion and since that first push, Man has been staggering forth into the dark abyss of time, having only enough light to see the immediate, leaving behind a…
Not Afraid Of Wild Beasts Any More
22 ain’t a bad age to start my life Independent from how I was raised She thought as she left her house in a plaid mini skirt and ruffled t shirt in the heart of…
Deconstruction
I once met a man who was a billionaire who became involved into religious matters, related to attaining all kinds of knowledge. The more he mastered the music, the philosophy, the more he craved the…
I Miss You
I didn’t want to admit it was happening, even when we were in the throes of it. That word, that scarlet letter, it wasn’t me. I was being careful, I was keeping my distance, it’s…
Closets Are For Clothes
And so I came out to my Mom on Shabbat. We were staying at a beautiful hotel near the sea. On Shabbat morning, we were sitting on sofas in the lobby, looking out at the…
My Rich Chabad Family
My rich powerful Chabad family raises millions for the Rebbe, but their schizophrenic sister can’t cover a root canal. Oatmeal all day at the half way house. They send matzos on Pesach, but on the…