http://slow.writerscafe.org/evynrubin The original writings of author Evyn Rubin en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776054779 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 childhood memories told in the format of a Pantoum, which structures repetition http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/3122948/ I tell some of this story, using rhyming couplets http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2987509/ Dogs & cats involved in the parting of the Red Sea! Imaginative! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2939728/ This was the first piece I wrote after the disaster of October 7th, 2023 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2923762/ some U.S. cultural history http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2906873/ A Made Up Story! Unfortunately Jared Loughner attempted to assassinate Gabby Giffords. disabling her, injuring thirteen, killing six. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2861568/ Based upon the Book of Esther and imagination both http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2861565/ a poem processing storm damage in my yard http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2860851/ Rev Pat Robertson (1930-2023) was a religious figure who organized in the political arena, and I am one of his many grassroots opponents. Here I tackle some of his problematic politics. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2855285/ concise description, highlights and recollections of an historic moment http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2847702/ political memoir http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2846649/ Marcia Freedman (1938-2022), peace activist, plus. My recollections in community. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2841592/ short excerpt from my memoir, set in the 1970's, in southern California http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2838008/ true story set during the Russo-Japanese War in what is now Belarus http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2836828/ a made up story to explain something factual http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2836827/ poem and memoir, the onset of my PTSD, 1978, California http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2836805/ This story is in the background of why I initiated "The Great Lesbian Talent Show" in 1974 - http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2830633/ My quest for personal liberty takes a strong turn. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2829267/ an excerpt from my long poem loosely based on the Book of Jonah http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2828865/ ecology considerations, 3rd report from my trip to Israel http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2828042/ told in Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2817094/ memoir in the format of poetry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2802116/ currently working on this http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2800917/ I begin to reminisce and rehash about this event. True but fragmentary. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2797263/ fragment of a true story, set in 1973, in Santa Monica, California http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2783606/ Posting this in memory of my friend and poetry colleague, Julian Dombrowski (1982-2020) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2772836/ elder wisdom from the school of life, written up as a poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2772801/ Gay Rights and Torah Too http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2761278/ true and authentic, a small piece of memoir from the mid-Nineties http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2175928/ an abridged history of attempted interventions on me from Dagny to Corona http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2169033/ The Gabby-Bashing video of Tucson's "911 Truthers," was it dangerous? Reporting that it was sandwiched between unmistakable anti-Semitism and camouflaged anti-Semitism. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2156963/ Parts of this story are perfectly true, other parts are more imaginative. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2119469/ How did the American Jewish community respond to Henry Ford's mass production of anti-Semitic propaganda? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2116325/ synopsis of the material covered in my workshop http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2108555/ a poem for Holocaust remembrance, blessed by the memories of Anne Frank and Margot Frank http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2105656/ More research from my big project, presented in Haiku syllabication, 5-7-5. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2101004/ Sharing from my research project "Debunking Henry Ford" -- using Haiku syllabication, of 5-7-5 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2100270/ written after the attacks on the Al Noor mosque and the Linwood mosque http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2100265/ This poem speculates about and elaborates on an incident in the Purim story, from the Jewish holiday of the same name. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2099020/ blunt, with simple rhymes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2096805/ Alice Walker deserves a credit for her accomplishments, in particular her book The Color Purple,  but she also has a flaw in her politics, or a blind spot, in an area where I am qualified to speak.  She has a blind spot with regard to anti-Semitism, most recently revealed in her support an.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2086209/ The author of "Debunking Henry Ford" discusses Pat Parker (1944-1989) and her protest poem "Jonestown." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2074788/ How I introduce Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, by a lay person http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2066863/ Report on my coping skills, the day after the Kavanagh disaster. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2066077/ imaginative, entertaining http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2051273/ Imogene is a semi-fictional character and this poem briefly describes her active imagination. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2044724/ This deals with a process issue. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2041179/ Three examples from Ford's mass produced propaganda that were and are completely unfair to Israel, and deserve to be debunked and disempowered as an influence. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2033382/ For a poetry group I'm in, we were given the prompt "What are you afraid of?" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2013802/ These big true accusations against Henry Ford and his colleague Harry Elmer Barnes are just the tip of an iceberg -- in the format of a short poem. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/evynrubin/2011597/