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The Political Spectrum
"As far back as I can remember I have been interested in words and politics."
Sleep
"Around 4 this morning, when I was not asleep and not awake, in what Fran calls a 'fugue state,' I had a great idea for a memoir."
Shocking Events
"I have been 'telling my story' for lo these many years, and have been part of a group, the members of which have been telling their stories as well."
My Name in Print
"I just picked up a book that was reserved for me at the Brookline Public Library."
From the Fair
"I must have been in high school when my mother first made the observation, 'I am coming from the fair. You are going to the fair'.”
Approaching The End (Of Memoir Writing)
"For the past 15 years I have been writing my 'memoirs'."
Sleep
"Around 4 am this morning, when I was not asleep and not awake, in what Fran calls a 'fugue state', I had a great idea for a memoir."
Nom De Plume?
"In my mother’s will (of all places!) she wrote, 'In the event that my son Jacob should prove to be a writer, I would like him to use the name Goldstein or Tzirlson'."
My Computer My Therapist
"I have never had any luck with psychotherapists. When things were going bad at home, in DC, I found a therapist, and he turned out to be a jerk."
Holiday Stories
"The High Holidays are over, and I just read a story by S Y Agnon called The Etrog."