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I believe in UnrestrainedCompassion. UnreasonableLove. UnfathomableJoy. I believe in giving your whole heart to whatever you do. To feeling every moment, every word you say, every look you give. I believe in living a...

Jeff, After writing a piece and revising it, myself as well as I'm sure others feel that the piece is "finished."After writing and and re-reading it I find it very difficult to go back into...

I walk down the path of uncertainty To reach the abode of peace Like an untamed animal my mind revolts Against all odds that befall on the path I behold the both - fair and foe Merging into one...

This story appears in the Fall 2013 issue of Tiferet. The entire issue can be purchased here.          “Sometimes I do not understand what I hear. I’ve made no secret of this. God speaks clearly...

I. Bruised Did you bump into something—a table’s edge or a low bench? That’s a nasty one: bluish-purple with greenish-yellow. More than a week’s time, still fading. I am delicate, easily bruised, like a peach left on the counter to ripen.   II. Scarred After the last time, I waited eight...

In printing, an image is broken down into four basic colors — cyan (blue), magenta (pink), yellow and black. If you look through a magnifier, you will see that any printed photo is made up...

Kristine asked me to post something here, so I best be getting on it... Next... I don’t want to even write it... NO! I can’t put this down! How could I express anything less than perfection And say, as...

Melissa Studdard has an insightful conversation with prize-winning poet, translator, and essayist, Jane Hirshfield. We focus on Hirshfield’s most recent collection, Come, Thief: Poems and discuss her other works as well. Hirshfield is the author of seven collections of...