short stories

Crypto-Jews and Autobiographical Animals

Maxim D. Shrayer: Papa, I want to ask you about varieties of crypto-Jews—those who conceal their Judaism in order to preserve ...

What Makes a Short Story Jewish?

I think most Jewish writers, at one time or another, face the question of what makes them Jewish writers, as opposed ...

When a Story is Born Form First

Most of my stories begin with an image or a line that arrives whole and I follow it into the ...