When Men Father Children

When Men Father Children

When men father childrenthen decide they’ve had enoughand leave to find their fortuneswhile their children are scared and scruff. Who will stay to find solutionsto the mounting sense of dreadof young children who are baffledand are crying and are sad? What kind...
Moody Mindy

Moody Mindy

Moody Mindy in muddy March likes to walk around the marsh with her clunky big ol’ boots pickin’ carrots from their roots. Moody Mindy in merry May likes to swim and splash and sprayin her tiny bathing suitand long pigtails—she’s a hoot! Moody Mindy in early...
LOVE HAS TAKEN OVER

LOVE HAS TAKEN OVER

There are times when the heart feels completely full and happy. This was Summer 2018 when we celebrated my 65th birthday and Israel’s 70th anniversary in Jerusalem with our family and friends.  Thank you all for making this an unforgettable time. Asaf Fulks and...
Fairy Wishes and Toxic Kisses

Fairy Wishes and Toxic Kisses

Your fairy wisheswith their silvery slithers of hopetangled frozen on vines of timereekfrom toxic wants and cursed desiresfrom that blasphemous beastwalking the cobbled streets of doominside your heartbeguiled by the scentof satin memories and silk kisseslost in the...
Cause of Death

Cause of Death

On a small piece of paper in plain black ink, one word was scribbled in an unbroken link: Sorry. The cause of death It was proclaimed was clear right from the start— the subject in the blanket died of a sad and broken heart. * ©Yakira Shimoni Fulks September 20, 1998...