Writing Short Stories That People Actually Finish
After 70+ short stories, here's what I know about keeping readers hooked: get someone in trouble on page one and stop before you run out of things to say.
Kabbalah Kronicles 36 – All Good Things Must Come to a Kabbalah
Kabbalah Kronicles 36 – All Good Things Must Come to a Kabbalah by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _____________________________________________ Writing a blog is fun. It’s heartwarming to relate to an audience on an immediate basis. You write something that you…
Kabbalah Kronicles 35 – Kanine Kabbalah
Kabbalah Kronicles 35 – Kanine Kabbalah by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ____________________________________ I pray early in the morning with my little dachshund, Peanut. When I start wrapping tfillin, he gets up from his doggy bed and waits by the…
Kabbalah Kronicles 34 – Christmas Shopping with Jesus
Kabbalah Kronicles 34 – Christmas Shopping with Jesus by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _______________________________________ I arrived at Best Buy ten minutes before midnight, on Thanksgiving, hoping to avoid the crowds the following morning, known as Black Friday. Black Friday…
Kabbalah Kronicles 33 – Talk to God, Zalman !
Kabbalah Kronicles 33 – Talk to God, Zalman ! by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _________________________________________ Picklepuss didn’t show up at klass this morning. Already, Kabbalah was making me feel more “centered” and “peaceful.” If you remember…
Kabbalah Kronicles 32- Journey to the Center of Kabbalah with Picklepuss
Kabbalah Kronicles 32 – Journey to the Center of Kabbalah with Picklepuss by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel __________________________________ At the end of a private class with the Rabbi, I asked, “What is…
Kabbalah Kronicles 31 – Friends in Low Places
Kabbalah Kronicles 31 – Friends in Low Places by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ______________________________________ Today’s Kabbalah Klass started out in Lower Kabbalah Land, somewhere south of Heaven, and north of Lazazel (the Hebrew word for Hell, where the…
Kabbalah Kronicles 30 – Jello and Whipped Cream
Kabbalah Kronicles 30 – Jello and Whipped Cream by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ________________________________________ Today’s Kabbalah Klass contained only men, and there was total chaos and confusion … even more than the classes on love. The Rabbi…
Kabbalah Kronicles 29 – Four Kinds of People
Kabbalah Kronicles 29 – 4 Kinds of People By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel __________________________________ If you want to hear a grown man scream, tell me there are only _____ kinds of people in this world. Then fill in…
Kabbalah Kronicles 28 – A Local Call to God
Kabbalah Kronicles 28 – A Local Call to God By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ______________________________________ Before I travel to Israel, I ask friends back in the States, “Would you like me to say a special prayer for…
Kabbalah Kronicles 27 – How to Make Humble Pie
Kabbalah Kronicles 27 – How To Make Humble Pie By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _____________________________________ I am here in the Holy Land, the air invigorating my brain once again, and the Day of Atonement starts in two hours.…
Kabbalah Kronicles 26 – Eating Humble Pie
Kabbalah Kronicles 26 – Eating Humble Pie By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ____________________________________ Last week I showed you how to attain the ultimate prize here on earth, for God to love you with all His Heart. How?…