Read this on galpod.com. When I was 14, I made a new friend. I met her at a camp, and she lived in a village about two hours' drive from...

Read this on galpod.com. Hurray! I love random word trails! OK, this trail began a long time ago. There's a group called Glimpse, and I...

Read this on galpod.com. Right. I had set myself five goals for June. I failed on four of them. If you followed the blog this month, this...

Read this on galpod.com. I read far quicker in Hebrew than I do in English. Hebrew is my first language, after all, and it's just much...

Read this on galpod.com. My mom and sister (and baby nephew!) are visiting, and staying with us in London. I love it when my family comes...

Read this on galpod.com. My mom, sister, and baby nephew are visiting us. I went touring with them today, and it reminded me why I love...

Read this on galpod.com. When my dad was about 45, he entered into a partnership with another farmer. The partnership details were: the...

Read this on galpod.com. I recently came across a fantastic "writing advice" post by Chuck Wendig. He took quite a few traditional...

Read this on galpod.com. “Isn’t this nice?” asked Chris. Kayla looked at him, disgust etched on every feature. “Look at the stars,” Chris...

Read this on galpod.com. I've been thinking a lot lately about what I'm trying to get out of posting on Medium and this blog. Many...

Read this on galpod.com. Not so much a story, but a scene I wrote a few months ago in response for a writing prompt. I'm working on my...

Read this on galpod.com. I started writing fiction because I had a story to tell. One day, while I was doing my PhD, a story came into my...

Read this on galpod.com. It pisses me off when people tell me that writing a book (or a PhD thesis) is JUST like having a child. I'm not...

Read this on galpod.com. Yesterday I didn't post. I could find excuses and say it's because we had a full day making cupcakes to bring to...

Read this on galpod.com. I was at a writing festival all day, organised by CityLit's Creative Writing department. It was amazing, but I...

Read this on galpod.com. When we were 25 years old, my partner and I got married. Then we packed up and moved across the ocean. The...

I've been following a writer's blog called Terrible Minds. It's funny, but I mostly follow it because the author, Chuck Wendig, gives...

Read this on galpod.com. I love words. Specifically, I love the way that the meaning of a word can change over time and in different...

Read this on galpod.com. When I was doing my PhD, it took me forever to start writing. I kept reading papers because I felt like I didn't...

Read this on galpod.com. During May, I did the Ninja Writing Challenge. It was awesome. THE challenge was to write every single day, even...