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A Sunday in October
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A Sunday in October

Issue 141: September 2023

A Sunday in October

By Editor| 2023-09-04T11:02:37-07:00 September 13th, 2023|Categories: Issue 141: September 2023|Tags: Tree of Life Synagogue, anti-Semitism, Ariel M. Goldenthal, gun lobby, Narrative nonfiction, gun control, NRA, school shootings, mass shootings|

By Ariel M. Goldenthal The day after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, I lied to my second-grade students: You are safe at Hebrew school. You will love learning the Aleph-Bet this year. Yes, you can open the windows and feel the early fall air ripple through the gaps between your outstretched fingers. You can [...]

The North Wind & The Sun
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The North Wind & The Sun

Issue 138: 08 December 2022

The North Wind & The Sun

By Editor| 2022-12-06T13:40:08-08:00 December 7th, 2022|Categories: Issue 138: 08 December 2022|Tags: Poetry, Jacqueline Jules, anti-Semitism, ignorance|

By Jacqueline Jules “Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.” —The North Wind and the Sun, Aesop The woman seated next to me on the plane, sees the star around my neck and begins asking questions. How can I be happy without eating ham? she wants to know. Or [...]