Thank you to our subscribers who have stayed with us for more than three years (!) through 19 chapters of an as yet unfinished novel (The Gift) and 160 newsletters, including:
Songs (“We’re important,” “When I die fill my coffin with french fries and beers,” “I like to burp”);
A poem (“How to make Mom and Dad angry”);
Palestinian writing (“Letter from Gaza,” “Identity Card,” “Fashioning hope out of despair);
Satire (some might say, sarcasm) (“Mary Poppins is dead,” “Changing places, changing faces,” “A nice, clean war”);
Humor (“Mary has questions,” “Mary has more questions,” “The curmudgeon report”);
Dad jokes;
Personal essays (“What do I do now?”, “Miss you, Dad,” “Security Matter - C”);
Short stories (“A promise to keep,” “Woody,” “From sullen earth,” “The ruins of memory”);
Political stuff about Vietnam, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Hiroshima;
Other political stuff about Zionism, antisemitism, anti-Palestinian racism, solidarity; and
Movie reviews (“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” “A lost man,” “Inherit the Wind”).
We are taking a break, but we will be back. I need time to develop ideas and transform them into coherent pieces, without the looming threat of weekly deadlines.
We will keep in touch from time to time to make sure you know we are still here. And you are welcome to contact us (dannyspector622@gmail.com) with your thoughts. In the meantime, we have paused subscription payments.
Please look through the Thoughts-letter archive for newsletters and story chapters you missed.
Be well. Be strong. The struggle continues.
Smiling, yes I’ll wait for your pause to end. Funny thing I am on a pause too. Getting my head around being retired and found your writing about your wife and your life. It touched me deeply. I want to offer my deepest sympathy for your loss and I look forward to your return.