In L. Frank Baum’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Cowardly Lion hopes that…
Author: Gershon Ben-Avraham
Gershon Ben-Avraham is an American-Israeli writer. He lives in Beersheba, Israel, on the edge of the Negev Desert. He and his wife share their lives with a gentle blue-merle long-haired collie and a crazy wild rescued kitten. Ben-Avraham earned an MA in Philosophy (Aesthetics) from Temple University. His short story “Yoineh Bodek” (Image) received “Special Mention” in the Pushcart Prize XLlV: Best of the Small Presses 2020 Edition. Kelsay Books published his chapbook “God’s Memory” in 2021. ברסלב
In the 1980s, I worked in what was then called the Data Processing department of…
Two animals live with my wife and me in Beersheba, Israel. One of them is…
I was watching a movie on television, seated on the living room sofa in our…
Several years ago, I memorized Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee.” I recite it from…
Almost from the moment I wake up in the morning, I am reading the news.…
Over the years, I have read a lot of poetry, poetry of various types, from…
Sometimes, I wish I could be a child again, for a little while, to walk…
Today is my dog’s eleventh birthday. The picture is one of him “guarding” our bedroom.…
Not far from our home in Beersheba, Israel, there is a small neighborhood grocery store…
