Anita Diament
Anita Diament
literary mentor reviewed school whatever york
I'm not a literary writer. I didn't go to whatever school it is or have the mentor you need to get reviewed in the New York Times.
connect female importance readers relationships resonate sister
Readers have told me how the mother, daughter, sister relationships resonate for them. They connect with the importance of female relationships.
books four jewish literacy movement president project reading reform
The President of the Reform Movement started a literacy project and said everyone should be reading at least four Jewish books a year.
nannies mary grew
I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.
childhood jersey denver
My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
wedding husband judaism
My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
jewish record track
I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community.
advance authors book books centers community country invite jewish november sell
November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance of the holidays.
gratitude art enemy
Death is no enemy, but the foundation of gratitude, sympathy, and art. Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
sweet heart water
My heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over.
powerful flower night
In Egypt, I loved the perfume of the lotus. A flower would bloom in the pool at dawn, filling the entire garden with a blue musk so powerful it seemed that even the fish and ducks would swoon. By night, the flower might wither but the perfume lasted. Fainter and fainter, but never quite gone. Even many days later, the lotus remained in the garden. Months would pass and a bee would alight near the spot where the lotus had blossomed, and its essence was released again, momentary but undeniable.
soul said very-good
Weeping is terrible for the complexion" said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, "but it is very good for the soul.
walks
Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.
water feelings magic
I moved my arms through the water, feeling them float on the surface, watching the waves and wake that followed my gesture. Here was magic, I thought. Here was something holy.