Nonfiction

Alicia’s debut book of nonfiction, Even God Had Bad Parenting Days, is a collection of short personal essays about early parenthood and Jewish spirituality, published in fall 2022 by Behrman House. Her writing about spirituality, faith and parenting have also appeared in Tablet, Kveller, the Forward, Lilith, and Ploughshares online. She is currently at work on a spiritual memoir.

 

Read selected personal essays and articles here:

“To Pray Like a Child” at Awst Press

“Creating a Jewish Ritual for a Girl’s First Period” at The Forward

“Marching with Lilith, in all her Nasty Glory” on Tablet

“In Praise of Airport Chapels” at the Jewish Journal

“How Motherhood Broke My Spirit, in a Good Way” on Kveller

“Letter to a New Mom in a Scary Time” on Kveller

“The Responsibility We Have to Our Kids, Post Election” on Kveller

“In the Beginning: God as a New Parent” on Huffington Post