I got an article in the new "World" section of the Huffington Post ( Read more... )

My job is now to update this site with articles every day.

Yes. Every day. We'll see how this goes.

The history stuff has been written by me as well, and there will be more in the future.

Last night I thought of working on my book, especially since when the night finally arrives--and with it, the cool air--I can actually think ( Read more... )

After my family was shattered in the past week and a half and there was yet another bulldozer attack down the block from our apartment, maybe it wasn't the best idea to see Dark Knight in the theatre. Just before we left for the movie, I'd had two hours worth of conversations with my aunt, uncle, grandmother and cousins overseas, and those ( Read more... )

The wildfire of a Middle Eastern summer is fully upon us now. Year after year of momentous summers have conditioned me to feel them as times of intense possibility, even though this one promises little more than a slow, hot and ponderous turning into the new year. I was married last summer, which ended a good deal of my wanderings, at least alone ( Read more... )

There will be a more detailed post later (or more than one) but I just wanted to let people know that we're back from our trip. In ten days we explored medieval cities, Renaissance art,  and hiked through olive groves and wildflowers by the Mediterranean. It feels like we were gone for months, because we were stretched so much every moment. Hardly ( Read more... )

 The former poet laureate that I got to interview back in January won the 2008 Pulitzer.

Well, I've definitely had the pleasure of interacting with literary celebrities. Now to work on becoming one myself! ;)

The smell of April rain reminds me of home.

We will go back someday.  

1) I have a brand new MACBOOK and it's gorgeous! This is my first-ever laptop, unless you count the three year-old one my father lent me that had been his (and I don't). Plus, I'm loving the operating system compared to Windows, which I thought I liked ( Read more... )

Today a dust storm rolled through the streets of Jerusalem, the culmination of a week-long shaarav--a heat wave perpetuated by desert winds. As if borne on these hot winds has been the violence of the past week, first in the north and now here in the heart of Jerusalem. We were at the engagement party of dear friends, sipping drinks and eating ( Read more... )