Short Fiction | ‘The Villa on Targova’
In Łódź during World War II, a wealthy factory owner hopes that his wealth and connections will enable him to avoid the fate of his fellow Jews.
Short Fiction | ‘What to Say’
Two sisters navigate the death of their mother and a years-long estrangement with their father in this Moment-Karma First Place story.
From 1975 | A Classical Rebirth
Kastnerr, first of all, was the only child of an inflexibly Orthodox German rabbi who kicked his son out of his house when he first discovered him studying the forbidden wisdom of the Greeks.
Moment’s 2024 Books Gift Guide
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The Laugh
A physics professor is approached by a stranger in São Paulo and is pulled into a metaphysical mystery.
Interview | Why An Atheist Wrote His Debut Novel About a Religious Family
"When a family member becomes unrecognizable, says Lloyd, "that’s a tragedy, and any effort to make complete sense of it is bound to fail."
Fiction // Berkeh’s Story
This story is the third place winner of the 2000 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize...
Fiction // The Kiss
This story is the third-place winner of the 2008 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize authors...
Fiction // Two By Four
This story is the second-place winner of the 2008 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize authors...
Fiction // Notes on Jewish Beauty (or: Tamara Herschel)
This story is the third place winner of the 2005 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize...
Fiction // Raoul Wallenberg in Orbit
This story is the second place winner of the 2005 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize...