Mirka Muse

    ~~~The blog is off this week~~~   *Be back next* 

Another Passover holiday almost over, and I already miss the food. Growing up in Jerusalem, all non-kosher for Passover food disappe...

I often say that I’m not a party-person. After sending a note to a friend, where I mentioned I avoid parties, I got to thinki...

DS just had a birthday. As he’s about to embark on the rest of his life away from here, I relished the opportunity to make him an honest ...

I’ve been very lucky to have wonderful beta readers. Some were other writers, and we exchanged feedback on each other’s work. Some were ...

The word for spring in Hebrew is Aviv . You may have heard it as a proper name, even more in its feminine form, Aviva. You may have heard o...

It’s not a state-secret that I like cats. But I LOVE my cats. I have some dear friends who do not like cats. One doesn’t like anima...

Tomorrow, says my wall calendar, is International Women’s Day. Blimey if I know what that means. ...

Ever wonder about the backstory of pets or objects in your household? Where was this antique embroidery before it came ...

*A term borrowed from the movie GASLIGHT , meaning to make one believe she’s lost her mind and what she sees and knows just isn’t so. ...

Is there anything more beautiful than a heart? Is there anything greater than giving your heart? Yes, Sweetheart— Wh...

Having just read yet another Bio page on someone’s website, it got me thinking. Confession #1— that page ...

A friend who is also a writer, maybe the most gifted one I know personally, was lamenting about all the things a writer must have. As she h...

I was walking with a friend, for a “walk & talk,” i.e. exercising the body and the mind.  We just had our mid-session coffee and were h...

    Do you need an agent to publish? Time was, in kid-lit, when the answer was that you may want an agent to provide the edit...