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OTTAWA, ON - In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers. The n...
OTTAWA - In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers. The novel...
OTTAWA — In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers.
My late mother, a Polish Holocaust survivor, was always cautious, even in the face of positive events. If you predicted something good would happen, she would utter the Yiddish word “ kinehora,” which means “to ward off the evil eye.” In essence, she did not want something discussed, lest it may not happen. Given the traumas she endured, I understood why her skepticism, even in good times, was warranted. And lately, I have been thinking about the many times in recent months she might have found new reasons to say “ kinehora.” kinehora.” kinehora.” kinehora.” kinehora.” Tod...