It took me a while to understand in my heart the difference between first drafts and published books. When I started writing, I was still...

We’ve been away for the half term, and I’ve been having a hard time finding my groove. Every time we travel (and sometimes when I go out...

Last week I left my comfort zone far behind me and went to the French Alps to learn how to ski with my family. I never understood skiing....

TL;DR: Read it, but beware of the genre. It’s not for the faint of heart. Warning: This review contains spoilers. First, a word about the...

I celebrated forty-five years on this planet in January. It got me thinking about the meaning of birthday celebrations. Interestingly,...

Recently, I read a substack from Elif Shafak, one of the people I think most highly of on the planet. A quote that Elif used grabbed my...

Dear Irit, Writing to you in English feels weird, but I think in English these days. I don’t know what made me think of you today. I...

TL;DR: A fairly short read about how we think about the future, however disappointing. The read, not necessarily the future. I read The...

I have about a gazillion books about writing (some of them I even read), and I probably read almost five gazillion blog posts about...

TL;DR: If you’re looking for an overview of the modern history of the Israel/Palestine conflict, this is an excellent place to start. The...

Biggest Accomplishment This year's main accomplishment is finishing the first draft of my work in progress. I wrote almost 70k words in...

Last week, I launched my first short story collection, Human Fragments. It’s self-published and free and digital-only, so obviously, it's...

Read this on galpod.com. I love it when things click into place. I thought and deliberated for a long while (some here, some IRL) about...

Read this on galpod.com. This week, I thought about everything that had to happen for me to be here. Or, from a Jewish Polish...

Read this on galpod.com . I’ve been thinking about spaces recently. In the wake of the horrific terror attack on October 7th and the...

Read this on galpod.com . The last month has been terrible. Sorry to be a downer, but it has. It started on October 7th. I woke up to my...

Read this on galpod.com. My Dearest, My, how you’ve grown this year. You’re almost as tall as your father, and I barely recognise you...

Read this on galpod.com. I haven’t been writing in the past week. It’s been too difficult. I have no words. This post isn’t so much...

Read this on galpod.com. I found myself wondering about the origin of the word cure and whether it is related to the word secure. I...

Read this on galpod.com. While AI can’t replace human writers, I think it’s an excellent tool for human writers. Not to write for us—as I...