Someone I care deeply about called me today for support. They’re going through some heavy emotional shit right now. I am too. This synchronicity always seems to occur in my life. I end up listening to the supportive words I say to them as if my life depends upon them…

My life is like a fairytale though probably not the one now crossing your mind. There were no evil stepsisters. We both were orphans though bound by blood. Our mother an evil witch threaded with bits of Glinda from surviving her own enslavement to the evil queen mother who delighted in sacrificing me…

The Nose Knows I’m going to tell you a story with absolutely no agenda. I can’t tell you what to think because I’m not sure what the story means even though it happened to me. I grew up with the nose I have right now except it hung down a…

A rabbi, a mother, and a teacher walk into a bar… The rabbi: I overheard a rabbi talking to his breakfast companion this morning. It got me thinking about rabbis, mothers, and teachers. (I wonder what the collective nouns could be for each of those groups?) The rabbi portion of…

Sitting in my apartment I can hear the muffled noises of a large group of people. It might be the restaurant downstairs. It’s not something I usually hear. It’s barely audible but it’s there. My building is very old and has amazingly thick walls. I don’t usually hear anything. Maybe…

Lists — We all have them. Here’s a list of some of the unpleasant things that have happened in my life: almost died when I was born spent two weeks in the hospital nursery before I got to see my mother my sister threw my infant body around my sister…