Category Archives: Personal

Shot Down At Kiddish

She called at 5:30 pm Friday. He heard the ring and looked at the caller ID and walked out to the street to get her, to bring her inside the gate, and finally inside the hovel. It’d been a couple … Continue reading

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Her Stomach Hurts Over His Political Views

"How do you feel about our discussion Saturday night?" he asks. "Your message said it made you feel scared." "My stomach hurts so much," she says. "I’m really sad. I probably just didn’t want to know." "You didn’t," he says. … Continue reading

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Acting Out Of Fear

"You like me because I’m safe," I said. "You can safely feel contempt for me because I look chareidi but don’t act chareidi. You can have contempt for my Judaism, and yet be secure that I adore you, that my … Continue reading

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Sexiest Homeless Man Alive

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Bad Dog, Big Sky

Assignment: Write about what people always say about you. Give it an Indian name. Bad Dog People always say I’m sarcastic. An Orthodox Jew. Are you Jewish? I get that question all the time. Were you born Jewish? You have … Continue reading

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A Praising Comment

Em emails: I was about to leave a praising comment on your site but the logging-in process is weird — well, there’s no way to log in, so here we go: your interviews are a freaking goldmine. It’s no discovery, … Continue reading

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Not Standing For The Pledge Of Allegiance

When I came to America in 1977 and entered sixth grade, I tried to get away with not standing for the pledge of allegiance. I said that I was an Australian, not an American, and I should not have to … Continue reading

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Don’t Let It Fester

So when I don’t like things in a relationship, my tendency is to distance myself or to find a new partner or to do passive aggressive things to hurt my partner or to send her a long angry email explaining … Continue reading

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Cool Hand Luke

He says she says.She says: The yoga class was very crowded. He opened the door and scanned the room. It’s a big room, did he have to squeeze in beside me? Guys are so obvious. OK, Rina*, stop being uber-bitch. … Continue reading

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Hi Infidelity

REO Speedwagon’s ninth studio album "Hi Infidelity" came out in late 1980 and became the biggest selling LP of 1981 with six songs hitting the Billboard charts, "including "Keep On Loving You" which was the band’s first Number 1 hit." … Continue reading

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