Have you heard the adage “A candle burns brightest before it goes out”? That’s what’s happening with the Palestinian candle of depravity. I prefer the original phrasing, from The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580), by Sir Philip Sidney. Like a Candle, which a little before it goes out, gives then the greatest blaze Today I watched…
A face I’ll never forget
June 17, 2015
This is a face I’ll never forget. At the same time, I wish I’d never seen it. Yet I look at this photo every day. It reminds me that I’m not the center of the universe. As Jew-hating Twitter users never tire of pointing out to me, I suffer from depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress…
The sheer ordinariness of the opposition
December 11, 2014
People don’t like my posts on Israel. They decide they’re going to “fix” me by “letting me have it.” Unfortunately for them, they lack the imagination to understand that I’m impervious. The ordinariness of their communications to me is…extraordinary. Their attacks are always the same: 1. Making fun of me for my looks. 2. Making…
Today I made a decision
April 21, 2014
It hit me today: The Ghosts Trilogy is dead. I won’t be able to find another publicist. That’s why I made the decision to give away books in exchange for reviews. For those of you who aren’t writers, let me explain something: Writing is a life of groveling. You grovel to agents, you grovel to…