{"id":1037,"date":"2011-11-30T17:02:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T00:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melinakantor.com\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2011-11-30T17:13:16","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T00:13:16","slug":"feeding-the-muse-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melinakantor.com\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"Feeding the Muse – Literally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malawach and Schug\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Guess what?<\/p>\n

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It’s a big deal this year, because as some of you may remember, I wrote like a mad woman last NaNoWriMo<\/a>\u00a0(and even wrote on my phone while riding trains and sitting in a theater during intermission). But then I got the flu, the real kind, and I ended up spending one of the last nights of NaNo in the emergency room. . .<\/p>\n

Still ended 40,004 words, but it’s not the same.<\/p>\n

But onto happier things, like malawach. Here’s the story:<\/p>\n

A teacher friend dropped me off at a grocery store after school, and well, that grocery store, being on Avenue M and all, is full of Israeli and kosher products. In truth, I was there for mini cupcakes to bring to my fourth graders tomorrow. They’ve been doing a fabulous job with their animation and their morning prayers (I teach technology and Tefillah – I multitask). And I got to 50K. So I figured it was time for a party.<\/p>\n

But I digress.<\/p>\n

I passed the freezer section and had an idea.<\/p>\n

The hero in my WIP is Yemenite (in case you’re wondering why, see #28 on the list of things that make me happy<\/a>). Actually, he’s Israeli, of Yemenite descent. Yes, there used to be Jews in Yemen<\/a>. So I’ve been listening to Yemenite music all month, in his honor.<\/p>\n

Here are some classics:<\/p>\n