PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘All The Black Years’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘All The Black Years’: Last night  we kindled a memorial light and recited a prayer. Then Aunt Leila drove us  into the Galilee hills to meet a woman who had spen...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Samson, Delilah – And A Slice Of Treacle Tart’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Samson, Delilah – And A Slice Of Treacle Tart’: The phone barely beeped  before it was answered. “Hello. Phil E Stein. Turf Accountants. How  …” “Phil, you don’t have to be posh with me,...

Alwayswriteagain: We’re Thrilled That ‘It’s A Girl’!

Alwayswriteagain: We’re Thrilled That ‘It’s A Girl’!: I’m re-posting the link to the clip below although it’s already appeared on Facebook and elsewhere. I’m making an exception because of its...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Strangled By Shame’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Strangled By Shame’: A frightening ride through the streets of New Delhi had so exhausted Rafi David that he barely spoke for hours. Then he grimaced. “I must a...

Alwayswriteagain: ‘From There To Here’ – In A Moment!

Alwayswriteagain: ‘From There To Here’ – In A Moment!: ‘From there to here’: A neat phrase often used by émigrés to encapsulate the untidy, even distressing business of moving home from o...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘The Company Of Friends’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘The Company Of Friends’: Eileen shuffled uncomfortably in her chair. Time was passing. She had to speak or miss the moment. “There’s no use waiting any longer. Ma...