Twists & Turns

writings from the universe next door

  • Today’s News

    Today’s News

    April 1, 2025 A dozen music majors from universities and conservatories across the United States just published the highly anticipated results of their yearly drunken social media challenge to create the most annoying sound in the universe. This year, the music students decided to invite various AI platforms to participate…

  • Publication News

    Publication News

    I’m taking a break from writing to give a shout-out to the amazing writer, Joan Corwin, whose collection, Hindsight: and other stories, has been published by Serving House Books. Joan’s stories are vibrant, diverse, original, and utterly captivating. This brief teaser from the summary on her website will give you…

  • Rugelach

    Rugelach

    There was more than a touch of mystery in my grandmother’s rugelach. When I was very young, I never sought to unravel it. My brother and I would await her arrival, plant our feet as firmly as we could to be ready for her hugs—such was the force of her…

  • Which came First?

    Which came First?

    The Emperor and the Egg met through a hole in the stone wall that divided their kingdoms. Though they were neighbors, the two had never met, since all their treaties and trade agreements were conducted by emissaries. Thus, their meeting was a happy accident, as they instantly discovered they had…

  • Count on it….

    Count on it….

    (A commercial sometime in the not-too-distant future) Are you tired of technology? Of apps and programs that keep changing on you? Devices that are designed to become obsolete and infuriatingly expensive and difficult to use? Do you long for simpler times and tools you can understand and operate easily? Cars…

  • Pan Fried

    Pan Fried

    My parents had a cast iron skillet. It wasn’t very big, but many of the meals we had came out of it—eggs, burgers, chicken, steaks, fish, and grilled cheese sandwiches. The color of pitch, every surface of that pan was so slickly well-seasoned that nothing stuck to it. I have…