The Schlep April 11, 2011 – Posted in: Aberrant Normalcy

Out at my folks this weekend, where I helped haul twenty or so boxes of dishes down from the attic to replace the usual dishes for Passover.  It’s a common tradition among orthodox Jewish folks, and though my family is …

Thinking About the Deity March 17, 2011 – Posted in: Aberrant Normalcy

So lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about religion and the notion of God.  Some of it is research for the novel-in-progress, but most of it is just my own curiosity.  It seems to me that most forms …

Library Journal praises The People of the Book March 16, 2011 – Posted in: Aberrant Normalcy

Library Journal reviews The People of the Book and says:

“From Rachel Pollack’s distinctive retelling of the story of Joseph (“Burning Beard: The Dreams and Visions of Joseph Ben Jacob, Lord Viceroy of Egypt”) to Matthew Kressel’s far future tale …

I Am Not My Data February 22, 2011 – Posted in: Aberrant Normalcy

I’m growing very tired of people telling me, “Well, my system says that…”   I’ve called up the bank, to argue about an error they made, and the answer was that “Well, I’ll look into it, but my system says that …