It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Yankel, who used to be Jack, got kicked out of his last club on a Tuesday night.
She’s spent her whole life learning the horrible things that happen when you turn into a monster. Of course she knows how to become one.
Noah’s brother and son in law each take one of Noah’s arms. If they were to let go even for a moment, he would fall into the open grave from sheer anguish.
As the first scoop of dirt hits his son’s casket, Noah drops to his knees and he moans, almost as a whisper —or an afterthought. The sound that passes from his lips is unearthly.
As the Rabbi continued chanting the Torah portion, Steven took the star-shaped paper to the back of the Shul, near where the coffee maker, the cheese Danishes, and the bottle of Slivovitz always were. He unfolded the paper and noticed first, that it was a hand-written note, and that whomever had written it had exquisite penmanship. ‘Dear Dr. Rice,’ it began.
‘I know you are upset...
A #longread story: The world finally realized that religion was the source of all their problems. So they outlawed it. This is what happened next.
In another life, we would've had nothing to do with each other. In this one, this trip was the only thing we had in common.
