Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
One of the earliest memories of my childhood was watching my friends playing soccer in front of Grandma’s house. During these impromptu matches, it was nearly impossible to cross the field on the way to the market without getting hit by one of those balls. I had the same issue Read more
Israel itself is a sort of miracle. A land of constant surprises. The first thing I notice when I come out of the airport in Tel Aviv is bats. Bats streaking the sky in this beach city with tall buildings and busy streets.
It’s the kind of deep sorrow ….That leaves just BLACK Where there should be tomorrow And it’s the kind of harrowing pain ….That leaves a burning HOLE Where there should be a stain… It’s not just cold at night …It’s FREEZING And when it starts to get dark I wonder Read more
Alone, I am a star burning against the night sky. I am lost in a blanket of darkness, a heaving illuminated mass threatening to collapse in on itself. But together, Timmy and I are a galaxy, a vast wonderful world of possibilities. We are bright and organized, burning into one Read more
Heavy minutes rhyming on her white wall, crying, flailing, slowly falling down like trickles of blood pooling around everybody’s eyes, around everybody’s smiles, but everybody smiles. Her fingers walk across the marble floor, nails scraping and tongues bending like half-empty dresses hung inside a closet. Boots, now worn, lie sullenly Read more
“I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” (Democratic Senator Lloyd Bentsen to Republican vice-presidential candidate Senator Dan Quayle, 1988) A Little Background: Yes, things can go horribly wrong at debates and become political folklore. During the very first presidential debate in Read more
The traveling souls around me act in unusual normality. It’s three in the morning in this quiet airport bar. Outside, the cold wind of London, makes shiver bodies, and let’s sweet hopes disappear. It makes them simply fly away. And in the dense darkness of the night, you can see Read more
The passing of time is something I ponder about often. Concepts of time travel a favorite of the fantasy genre. Being able to travel through time is an appealing idea. I think we all are aware that experiencing something, whatever it is, alters us. Time traveling is interpreted many different Read more