Shara KarasicAll of ItAmerica, on fire. Minneapolis, burning. A man’s neck crushed under a knee. Three men kneeling on him. Bystanders saw the man dying, begged…May 30, 20202May 30, 20202
Shara KarasicMore and More DaysLast year on the third night of Hanukkah we fired up a Menorah app, eight candles flickering behind glass, because we were in the ICU and…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
Shara KarasicReally, An EarthquakeI get ready for an interview. Totally focused, I put on makeup in the bathroom, then I notice the medicine cabinet keeps shaking, like…Apr 6, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Shara KarasicSnow FallsSnow falls. I am supposed to get back to work in San Francisco, but there is a blizzard in New Jersey, where I am visiting my parents…Jan 10, 20182Jan 10, 20182
Shara KarasicFor LifeIn 1989, after graduating college, four of us saved our money and bought one way tickets to Taipei, Taiwan to teach English and study…Feb 10, 20171Feb 10, 20171
Shara KarasicDVD Player (Bali, 1995)Gede’s mother, Mbak Suati, offered us rice mixed with corn (nasi jagung) the first time we went to her house. The house was tucked at the…Jan 5, 2017Jan 5, 2017
Shara KarasicBlack-and-White TV, Bali 1989The first time I was in the village, we went to watch the black-and-white TV at the kepala desa’s house. This was the first and only TV in…Dec 31, 2016Dec 31, 2016
Shara KarasicCremation (Panji, North Bali, 2008)The village of Panji, which is Pasek’s father’s home village, will hold a group cremation on July 7th. When I was first there in 1990, the…May 26, 2016May 26, 2016
Shara KarasicFlesh and BloodFor breakfast, I ate Cheerios and read medical textbooks. I read every new issue of JAMA at our white formica kitchen table. I was familiar…May 26, 2016May 26, 2016
Shara KarasicEarthquake (Taipei, 1989)I am far from the Jersey Shore, where I was young and the earth seemed solid under my feet. I moved into a tall building on Luo Si Fu Lu…Feb 6, 2016Feb 6, 2016
