Susan Hoffman
Stories
Stories
About Me
Celebration
The seventies had just begun, an exciting new decade that saw me sliding into adulthood. Literally sliding this day on treacherous streets [...]
Culinary Delicacies Tinged with Grief
‘Gomboc’ (pronounced gomboats), are the Hungarian version of potato dumplings. Like matzo balls, their success or failure depends on their consistency, [...]
Walls
I have an illusive memory of standing in my crib wailing piteously, my heart fluttering like a chickadee’s, all because I imagined [...]
Love in the Times of Covid
In an effort to extricate herself from pandemic paralysis, Ella decides on an outing to Trinity Bellwoods Park. Rattan tote packed with [...]
Rolls Royce
In our family cars were handed down from one to another the way outgrown clothes are passed down in other families. We [...]
The Value of Toys
Only a few of the most resilient managed to return from the camps. They were determined to rebuild from the rubble [...]