August 2026 Newsletter

I only recently realized that I haven’t written a newsletter since May. These past three month have been a blur. We sold our house in May. We purged and moved in June. Then we spent July unpacking. We are finally settled in.

I loved this place because I finally got a corner office. It has a view of the southeast from way up here in Richmond Hill. But it was also distressing to look out two weeks ago when the smoke from fires in northwest Ontario came rolling in.

I decided I wasn’t ready to give up grilling. We can book one of four BBQs on the 8th floor Terrace or find an alternative. That is not a little electric grill you are looking at below. It’s really a planter for the balcony.

In May, I reported that I launched Generations Forward, a support group for descendants of Holocaust survivors. Last week, I posted an update. I am pleased to report that the next session is a few days away and the number of registrations has continued to grow. I’m very excited about where this might lead to.

Now that I’m settled, I’m returning to writing. I’m doing a read through of my manuscript The Hidden Victims before strategizing with my agent this fall. This month I also plan to begin work on a new novel. I’ve promised many readers that I would do a sequel to Love Mars Hated the Food. I promise it will be as absurd and satirical as the first book. More about the plot in a future newsletter.

August is going to be a fun month. The boys finish camp and I plan various activities for them including a weekend at Camp Northland for alumni and families.

On August 23, I’ll be a book vendor at a summer Shuk (an open-air market in the Middle East) at the Prosserman JCC.

If you are looking for a light and fun summer read, please take a look at some of my fiction novels. Other ways to support my writing career is to consider becoming a paid subscriber to my Substack articles.

Enjoy the rest of the summer!