Golem Says Goodbye
Not sure what else to say except it was too much, couldn’t be the tough everyone wanted, no blood coursing through my veins like humans tinkered together by He Who Shall Not Be Named,… Read More »Golem Says Goodbye
Jews
Graveler
All shadows in the world are screams and like stones plopped in water, they form consecutive rings, each one becoming wider than the next until… Read More »Graveler
Sweeter
Another golem came around. Oh, yes. There’s more than one. Talked to students, retirees, regular people. And what happened? Mein kinder cuckoo in the head tarred him with names: socialist,… Read More »Sweeter
The Golem on Feeling Unsettled
Still unsettled from my last call, when Christian babies had been dug from graves and stashed inside Jewish kitchens to prove guilt, now up against energy efficient drones all… Read More »The Golem on Feeling Unsettled
Golem Takes a Hike on Black Friday
Twisted Bay laurel trunks lean down the hillside branches covered in moss scarves quail make a quick exit like a troupe of dancers racing across… Read More »Golem Takes a Hike on Black Friday
Golem Has a Career Crisis
How can I be sure I’m the best one for the job, a statue hewn from rose quartz, a slab for nose, a chunk for body,… Read More »Golem Has a Career Crisis
The Eustachian Tube of a Golem
I learned to think with my eyes speak with my hands in the shimmery violet and reddish black of the evening light the sound of… Read More »The Eustachian Tube of a Golem
The Golem Muses Upon the Wonder Rebbe of Prague
In my dreams, he stretches far or holds the hand of shadows lags behind as I try to catch up my Rebbe of Prague who installed me inside… Read More »The Golem Muses Upon the Wonder Rebbe of Prague
A Dark Force is Calling All Cars
Snap out of it, I told my golem friend. There are more important things than dwelling in the past perfect, no need to cry over spilled… Read More »A Dark Force is Calling All Cars
Magic Trick Toss
Before I could subscribe his ears to the terracotta soothings of past times, I tried to cheer his decomposed spirits, played around with a bronze coin… Read More »Magic Trick Toss