My short story, CHERRY CHEESE KNISH, in Foliate Oak.
https://www.foliateoak.com/rochelle-shapiro.html
Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
Caveat-Lector published my short story, No Bananas, about a Jewish vaudeville comic
CAVEAT LECTOR just published my new short story, NO BANANAS, about an elderly Jewish Vaudeville comic named Pearl Adelberg. I sent it to so many places and most of the editors loved the story but didn’t think their readers would understand the references. It was finally accepted by a young Asian editor. 🙂 http://www.caveat-lector.org/2702/pdf/2702_fiction_shapiro.pdf
Altivar: The Unmasking, the YA novel I didn’t publish
I wanted to write a YA novel that my grandkids could read, unlike my other writing. An agent took it and nearly made a deal, but I would have had to sign a contract to do a series and I couldn’t bring myself to. I just could no longer worry about how many books I’m […]
Empty Mirror has just posted my personal essay, The Seed
THE SEED http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/personal-essay/the-seed.html
The #CoachellaReview published my essay Beauty Marks
My mother prized beauty marks. Every day she penciled one on her right cheek. Once, the butcher, getting flirtatious, pinched her cheek, then staggered back, jaws agape, when it smeared. I had one low on my back, at my waist, that I took as a sign of me being a beauty, but a natural one. […]