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The Human Source

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Esther Cohen / 3 Comments

Bob Woodward is teaching a Master Class online about Journalism.  He discusses the Human Source.   I’ve lived in this building more than half my life...

body parts/Good Stories/Poetry/strangers

A Woman in the Hallway at a Book Party said This

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Esther Cohen / 2 Comments

At a book party she looked at a photograph on the wall Cornell she said.  Forty years ago my parents didn’t want me to go. Don’t you leave New York ...

family/Good Stories/roots

Clark Gable and my mother

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Esther Cohen / 2 Comments

Marianna described a play she wrote with friends called Mama Dramas stories about our mothers. My mother was visiting my Uncle Alex’s nightclub somewhere ...

Bobst: A Serial Novel

BOBST III

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Esther Cohen / 3 Comments

Every Sunday a serial novel about BOBST will go on the Jewish Currents site, and I’ll post it HERE too. BOBST is fiction. But you can email me and ask if ...

Don't Miss This/south africa/travel/TRUE

Arnold’s Restaurant (Cape Town, Day 2)

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Esther Cohen / 2 Comments

Arnold’s Restaurant “Best food I have ever eaten,” says Shirley. Come and try our specialties: crocodile ribs ostrich steak warthog gemsbock w...

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Learning Icelandic

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Esther Cohen / 0 Comment

One of my all time favorite people just sent me this note, and even though I put it into my forever folder, I thought I’d post it here for you. He is a go...

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