In the 1980s, I worked in what was then called the Data Processing department of…
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
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…
This past Sabbath, October 7, 2023, was a Sabbath and a festival day. Israel has…
Gershon Ben-Avraham 