Michael Kagan and Simon Lichman edited the latest issue of arc, the journal of the Israel Association of Writers in English.  But because we haven’t had live events where we sell copies for the past 4 years, we’re too broke to send out contributors’ copies we decided to have prelaunches at home.  Michael had one at Jerusalem the other day and I had one last night at home.  And what luck! The people who came were those who braved the traffic jams (of the haridim protesting the possibility of the draft) and they were wonderful.  Poems, short fiction, autobiographical reminiscenes.  Wow. We recorded their readings and will put them on youtube shortly.