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Occasional Notes from a Practicing Writer

by Erika Dreifus on
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a spiral notebook and pen, and a label that reads "Occasional Notes"

It has been a long while since I’ve written one of these posts.

In truth, there are days when I don’t feel as though I can rightfully call myself a practicing writer any longer, days when I seem so far removed from the vitality that I remember characterizing previous eras of my writing practice. I’ve been increasingly weighed down by this sense recently, when so many friends and colleagues have been sharing their 2025 year-end accounts of bylines and accomplishments.

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Words of the Week: Yours Truly

by Erika Dreifus on
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Screenshot from my online conversation with members of the Israel Association of Writers in English (IAWE).

Last week, I had the great privilege of speaking with the Israel Association of Writers in English (IAWE). We conversed a bit about my own published work, but I’d been invited mainly to offer my “view from abroad” about writing and publishing today—and my history of Jewish-literary activism. And now, there’s a link to the recording.