The May issue of Hadassah Magazine has a short article about Seraphic Press by the fine journalist Sarah Bronson. I love this modest piece because Libby Goldberg, a most attentive Editor, chose to run one of my favorite pictures of me with Ariel. … [Continue reading] about Seraphic Hadassah
Prairie Fire
It happens in the middle of the night. It is abrupt and startling. I feel it moving through me like a prairie fire whipped by northern winds. My skin is cold and clammy and I realize that my pajamas are thoroughly soaked in sweat. I sit up; my hands … [Continue reading] about Prairie Fire
Seraphic Beauty Secrets
Offspring # 1 returns to NY this morning. She leaves at five AM in order to make a 7 AM flight from Long Beach. Jet Blue rules. The house is quiet again. Offspring # 2 drags herself off to school. She's in a sulk. My offspring have grown even closer … [Continue reading] about Seraphic Beauty Secrets
Seraphic Trigger Time
Friday, before Shabbos, I take our NY guest to the LA Gun Club for some trigger time. Our guest is all excited because he lives in NY and the odious Sullivan Law insures that only criminals have access to guns. I explain that normally you see lots of … [Continue reading] about Seraphic Trigger Time
Seraphic Rabbi, Seraphic Reader
She has the face of a young beauty from 17th century Flemish portraits. Alabaster skin, cheekbones sharp as snow plows, eyes shaped like almonds, the vivid color of chipped glass. She is staring at me, whispering to her female companion. Or am I … [Continue reading] about Seraphic Rabbi, Seraphic Reader