I’m back. This weekend I attended the Historical Novel Society Conference in Schaumberg, Illinois, to give a talk assigned to me: “Biblical Fiction: Is It An Oxymoron?” Which I said a wholehearted “no” to, in so many words. As I’ve stated before, in my mind and heart, I wrote Eve as literary fiction. This was […]
Moving Out Into the Debris
I’ve been out-of-my-mind exhausted the past several days, and yet I wake up at four every morning, my mind churning, my body tossing. All it means is that I’m stressing when I shouldn’t be…and oh yeah, I should probably “up” my workouts. That always makes me sleep. I discovered a wonderful quote today that reminded […]
A Genesis Comic Book (For Adults Only!)
The Book of Genesis by R. Crumb came across my desk this week. Who knew? R. Crumb illustrates the whole of Genesis, using the unabridged words of the Bible. I’d give you more pictorial examples; however, I’m not sure who in my audience will be offended at seeing nudity, so I’ll hold off. [I’m showing […]
Calm and Compassionate Children
Our babysitter arrived at our house yesterday with a sudden bloody nose. She was highly embarrassed, of course (which there was no reason to be) but as she sat on our couch with her head back, Liliana hovered. “Are you okay?” she said. “Are you okay?” Then Liliana went into the pantry where we keep […]
Childhood Reading
Do you remember Bread and Jam for Frances? How about Sydney Taylor’s All-of-a-Kind Family, about a Jewish immigrant family of five mischievous girls living with their parents on the upper east side of New York on the eve of World War I? That book made me want to be Jewish. I distinctly remember the part […]