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Oh, all right, I’ll spill the beans.

So, yesterday’s post mentioned that I’ve been working on a fewbig projects. I can’t tell you about all of them, but I can tell you about two:

I’ve compiled several of the stories I have published previously in internationalJewish kids’ magazines into an anthology, selecting the ones that got the most fan mail, and which teachers have mentioned they’d like to use in their classrooms. I’m self-publishing it, IY”H. Target audience: readers age 10-16. We’re just waiting on the proofs – which I’l...

Oy, all right, I’ll spill the beans.

So, yesterday’s post mentioned that I’ve been working on a fewbig projects. I can’t tell you about all of them, but I can tell you about two:

I’ve compiled several of the stories I have published previously in internationalJewish kids’ magazines into an anthology, selecting the ones that got the most fan mail, and which teachers have mentioned they’d like to use in their classrooms. I’m self-publishing it, IY”H. Target audience: readers age 10-16. We’re just waiting on the proofs – which I’l...

Good things brewing

My kids are back in school, so you might have expected a new post by now. And you deserve a new post! But I’m working on a couple exciting projects. Hopefully, they’ll debut early in the next year…just a week away!

Have a happy sweet new year and a delightful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah!

A Tribute to My Favorite Uncles

Looking for some Shabbos/weekend reading?

I’ve got a new story in this week’s Inyan Magazine, inside Hamodia (dated August 26, 2015). The story is called “The Favorite Uncle,” and it’s a sorta reversal of real-life situations between my kids and their beloved uncles, as well as a paean to my own awesome uncles, Ira and Larry.

Synopsis: 11 year old Alex Silverstein’s favorite uncle frums out, and Alex is not amused.

I’d love feedback from anyone who reads the story!

I also thought this would b...

An oasis in my posting desert

Things have been a bit nutty lately in the Klempner household. I’ve got a few kids home from school to entertain, and we made a bar mitzvah for our eldest. Blogging hasn’t been a priority this summer.

However, I managed to squeeze in a little writing, and the first fruit I’ve got to show for my labors is my latest piece in Tablet. It’s my first real foray into food writing. Follow this link, and you’ll find a personal essay, complete with a recipe for egg-free, vegan matzo balls.

Hope everyon...

“A funny thing happened on the way to staycation…” or “Happily Ever After as a breeding ground for faith”

So, just as I gave up on blogging about books during summer break, my husband mentioned something tonight so post-worthy, that I just had to share.

Mr. K. has been readingSearching for Dragonsto my children at bedtime for the last week or so. Tonight, he noticed a pattern in our youngest, just six years old: at peak points of suspense, when the story gets really “scary” for her, she starts to panic. Usually, he reassures her that there will be a happy ending. “Don’t worry!” he tells her. “Cim...

On Staycation

Try not to be too disappointed, but I don’t expect to be posting very much on this blog over the summer. I’ve got some kiddos home, and we’re doing our usual “family camp” thing.

If you are interested in fun stuff to do while staycationing/vacationing/killing time in Los Angeles, you can peep over at my other blog, where I share tips on the subject.

Why Endings So Often Disappoint Readers

I’ve posted about the difficulty of nailing an ending before.More than once, I’ve had to completely abandon the conclusion of my rough draft and write an entirely new ending. When I said in the title of this post that endings “disappoint,” I really wanted to use that word that Bart Simpson made popular in the late ’80s that some of my readers insist is almost as bad as actual profanity. I’ll refrain.

I’m thinking about endings because this week I’ve got a couple short stories to write, and I’...

It’s the week of Shavuos!

beccakinla:

I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve been working on several larger writing projects. I’m very excited about them, but I can’t talk about them yet! However, I thought readers would appreciate the links to art projects that can be used to teach about Shavuot to kids 3-7 who might be reading A Dozen Daisies for Raizy this week in preparation for the holiday.

Originally posted on Rebecca Klempner:

Things have been a bit crazy in the Klempner household as of late. We’re alr...

I’m baaaaack…

I’m still not entirely back into my writing schedule, but Passover is over, and the kids are back in school.

Returning to writing after a yom tov is always a bit sketchy, but Passover is the worst. The prolonged break — due to the need to clean for the holiday, shop, plan and cook the meals, and then celebrate the entire 8 days — somehow transforms my brain. It doesn’t act like a writer’s brain does anymore. I almost feel like I am not myself. Not in a sad way, in an “Invasion of the Body Sna...