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What It Feels Like When Someone Wishes Me ‘Happy Hanukkah’
I grew up in a conservative, Christian state where most people say Merry Christmas. And that’s fine. I usually say Happy Holidays. I never take offense to a greeting of the season, regardless of how it’s spoken. But something warm and precious emerges when someone wishes me Happy Hanukkah. Let me paint a picture for…
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Announcing my Debut Novel, ‘The Apollo Illusion’
It’s official, and I’m crazy excited! In 2018, my debut novel, The Apollo Illusion, will hit the virtual bookshelves. A stimulating dystopian suspense for young adults and millennials, The Apollo Illusion is a story for the hackers, the techies, the seekers, and the rebels of the world. Want an Advanced Reader Copy? I’m currently looking…
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How Entering the Obama Era from Israel Helps Me Come to Terms with Trump
I wrote this narrative/op-ed on Jan. 20, 2017–the day President Donald Trump was inaugurated. I submitted it to a couple of publications, but it was never accepted fast enough to be timely. I hate to see it go to waste, and therefore decided to publish it here. I thought some of you might enjoy the…
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America, How I Weep
America, How I Weep A Poem, by Shari Lopatin ©Shari Lopatin, 2016 Oh America, How I weep for thee! My once beautiful muse, My distant refuge. Your maternal embrace Protected our grace, and welcomed My family whole. But now I stand atop your dream, In cowardice and fear I glean ……
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Preparing to Say Good-Bye
Saying good-bye is nature’s cruel joke, and now I’m preparing to say good-bye to my best friend and my writing companion of the past 13 years. Chance “Mazel Tov” Lopatin, also known as Mr. Man. For those of you who have been following my blog for years, you may remember Chance from the viral Freshly Pressed post,…
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Up to 40 Rejections, and Counting
I’m officially baptized into the world of creative writing. I’ve been rejected by 40 literary agents … and the number keeps climbing. Is it frustrating? Yes. Is it angering. Definitely. Am I giving up? HELL NO. Why? Because I’m a writer, dammit. And writers get rejected over and over and over and over and over…