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Shemot (Exodus) 17.5: 1. And the people remembered Amalek; 2. And they came upon a poster in the desert; 3. And it was a giant poster; 4. And on it Og King of Bashan was playing golf; 5. And the poster said “Performance, Delivered.” 6. And the people were impressed. 7. On the morrow, a… Continue reading Day #46: Exodus 17.5

I can’t believe how drunk I was when I stumbled upstairs to my apartment. The world was all shaking and I just wanted to sit down and wait it out. If it happened once in a while, it might have been okay – but that was the third time that week. Not that I cared.… Continue reading Day #45: The Bug

“Okay, okay, I’ll tell you.” The soldier is crying. His body is wracked with pain. He’d put up a powerful fight. They’d beat him, burned him, stabbed him and electrocuted him. Finally, they’d unleashed hungry rats on his bleeding foot. It is with that, the pain and vision of his flesh being torn away in their tiny mouths,… Continue reading Day #44: The Man in the White Shirt

From a distance, the thatched roofs of the medieval village seem peaceful enough. There is smoke from cooking fires rising up from a few of the humble huts. The sky is blue. A castle looms nearby. There aren’t many people. So, from a distance, you have to strain to hear the arguing. There is a… Continue reading Day #43: Going Upstairs

We are sitting in a tea bar, high above Manhattan. Far below us, taxis honk and the city is a never-ending stream of fast-moving cars and people. Not here though. Here there is peace. Soft music is playing through the speakers, a smell of freshly dried tea is wafting through the air and we are… Continue reading Day #42: Ceylon

The woman is tall and very certain of herself. She is standing on a podium and has thrust herself towards the assembled crowd – leaning into it. Her brown hair is held back by a band, but fraying bits of it seem determined to escape. Her eyes are alive with excitement. She thrusts her arm… Continue reading Day #41: Licensing

Folks, I’m a bit behind. I have to write two stories today and two tomorrow. We’ll see how I go. Number one should be coming up in about an hour. Joseph

“WELCOME TO G-D VS GOD SMACKDOWN, RED SEA EDITION! We’re here live at the Red Sea in sunny Egypt for round 11 of this era’s title match: THE MUMMY vs. THE INVISIBLE G-D. I’m Jethro, high priest of Midian and with me tonight is Bilaam, seer extraordinaire. Bilaam, what are your thoughts on this match?”… Continue reading Day #40: G-D VS GOD SMACKDOWN: RED SEA EDITION

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (DailyBomb) – “The issue of conversion has long been a hot button issue,” explains Rabbi Tzvi Goldhauber, “But this is one fight we didn’t expect.” We’re sitting in a small shteble in the middle of the Jewish community here. It is the Sabbath and on the Bimah (central table), the Torah is… Continue reading Day #39: The WKL

The traffic seems to hit before the city does. They’ve passed a few satellite towns and the houses are beginning to grow more densely packed. But city or not, the traffic is already terrible. Abejide is ready for that. People around here call it a ‘hold up.’ Abejide is one of eight people on the… Continue reading DAY #38: Immigrant