Free Fall

Freefall took me 12 months — and 25 years — to write.
Read the latest installment
Miriam Stark Zakon
View profile →
Latest

Jumping Into Freefall: An Author Looks Back

June 1, 2017 · 11 min read
All Columns
Sort
2017
#32
Issue 661
June 1, 2017 · 11 min read

Jumping Into Freefall: An Author Looks Back

Freefall took me 12 months — and 25 years — to write. Now that it’s over, while other…

#31
Issue 661
May 24, 2017 · 3 min read

Freefall: Chapter 55

The colonel’s lips were a straight, unsmiling line. “Not German, Freed. They need someone who speaks Yiddish”,

#30
Issue 660
May 16, 2017 · 3 min read

Freefall: Chapter 54

Annie refuses to believe that Abe is dead. Moe receives a loving letter from his father and another…

#29
Issue 659
May 10, 2017 · 3 min read

Freefall: Chapter 53

Abe is shot and left to die, but his body is not recovered. Annie receives a telegram informing…

#28
Issue 658
May 3, 2017 · 3 min read

Freefall: Chapter 52

Abe and Moe spend a night under artillery fire. Reb Leibush and Yeruchum discuss Yeruchum’s relationship with Moe…

#27
Issue 657
April 26, 2017 · 4 min read

Freefall: Chapter 51

Moe and Abe are reunited on the front line. Reb Leibush finds Yeruchum crying and praying in front…

#26
Issue 656
April 20, 2017 · 3 min read

Freefall: Chapter 50

Moe is sent to the front lines to serve as a translator. Abe’s division is also sent to…

#25
Issue 655
April 5, 2017 · 4 min read

Freefall: Chapter 49

Abe decides to publicly mark Chanukah on his base, after getting a hint of what the Nazis have…

#24
Issue 643
January 11, 2017 · 3 min read

Freefall: Chapter 37

The children arrive at the hotel and Annie realizes Artie has been traumatized by his experiences. In England,…

#23
Issue 642
January 4, 2017 · 3 min read

Freefall: Chapter 36

Moe delivers a kosher food package to Rob Morgenstern — who turns out to be the rude woman…