The Starfish
“Did you know that if a starfish loses one if it’s legs, it can just grow a new one? It’s called regeneration.”
Fiction
The Bar Mitzvah Boy
“Seemingly frozen, Jerry now stood up ramrod straight on the bimah, wondering why some of his ideas had abandoned him.”
Contingency Daughter
“An impatient horn outside sends me running from the room, down the stairs, and into the star-filled night.”
Children of the Border
Arziki said, “I laid down in the desert with the dead bodies. I played dead so the men would leave me alone. It is not easy for me to do,” she said, smiling ear to ear.
The Roach
“I stare at the cockroach and am sure that it is my father. It’s got the same shifty eyes that he has – well, had.”
The Question Remains
“It’s always nice when the choices work for you. Yet, it’s still a bit of a Goldilocks quandary, now, isn’t it?”
On The Advice of the Bicycle Man
“His voice sounded barely louder than the swoosh of the passing cars, out of practice, a rough whisper.”
Anchors Up
“She stared out seemingly into the netherworld, and told you the tide was going out. You laughed at her hokey premonitions.”
Between the Blinds
“She stares down the street, impatiently waiting for the bus. I stare between the blinds, impatiently waiting for change.”