Collected Stories

This self-selected collection gathers a lifetime of short fiction originally published in English between 1957 and 1981. It centers on memory, migration, faith, and the nuanced texture of Jewish life across a wide map of places. The ideal reader is an adult who loves literary short stories, translated literature, and culturally insightful narratives. The tone is thoughtful, humane, and quietly adventurous, blending warmth with mystery. Story-led and atmospherically drawn, the collection blends supernatural tales with intimate, slice-of-life portraits. The stories traverse Warsaw and Eastern European shtetls, the Lower East Side, and journeys to California, Miami, South America, and Israel. Each piece is rendered in fluent English, preserving a distinctive voice and mood while inviting readers to feel the pull of home and the lure of the unknown. Readers encounter a mosaic of characters navigating memory, belonging, and the tensions between tradition and modernity. The collection’s variety of tones—from eerie and uncanny to warm, reflective, and quietly humorous—creates a reading experience that invites reflection. You move through a landscape that is at once intimate and expansive, where the supernatural lightly brushes everyday life and moral questions emerge from ordinary moments. - A self-selected anthology of short fiction spanning 1957–1981 - Settings include Warsaw, Easte