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[chocolatepot]

Over the past, I don't know, few years? one year? six months? I've been doing what I call "Daniel Deronda-ing," by which I mean Getting More Jewish. I'm incredibly insecure about it because of course a lot of people would say I'm not Jewish (as my father's Jewish, not my mother, and he's very very secular and we did not really participate in any Jewish cultural practices when I was a kid), but anyway I'm trying to have a proper Sabbath dinner every Friday and it's tying in well with my resolution to start eating vegetable side dishes rather than going "oh well this meal is vegetarian so it's healthy enough." The way I manage it is to make each bit on different nights, so I'll have a leftover entree with a fresh side and not feel overwhelmed by having to cook too much at once. OTOH I made borscht a few nights ago and I will probably be eating/drinking it for a week and a half, it's SO much and I'm kind of tired of it already.

I submitted a short story to an anthology back in November that then upped the deadline to the end of December, I guess because they weren't getting enough offers, and they turned me down. :( It wasn't my best work (despite erinpuff's great editing!) in fairness. The Cinderella retelling I just finished is much better.

Just finished a modern AU genderbend E-rated fic. I think it's fantastic. To be posted tomorrow.

Comments

[dracothelizard]

Making a bit extra while you're cooking anyway is so much better. I love having a few easy meals on hand. But yeah, a week and a half of borscht sounds like a lot.

[chocolatepot]

It is! I would eat so much takeout if I didn't make sure that every meal I make lasts for at least 4-5 days - I don't know how people handle cooking from scratch every night.

[danabren]

We get sad about it, mostly LOL

[erinpuff]

I'm sorry to hear the story wasn't accepted - *I* liked it! 💗

[chocolatepot]

Thank you! Well, I will try it at a couple of outlets, then. It was tricky to write because I had to keep yelling at myself "THEY'RE NOT GENDERBENT ED AND STEDE LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS WRITING," so I'm probably judging it too harshly.

[danabren]

You're as Jewish as I am, and I say I am. You also practice more. Claim it.

[chocolatepot]

Thanks!

[mala_14]

Daniel Deronda-ing is a fantastic term for that! If you want to reclaim your heritage, that is your business and nobody else's. Sorry to hear about your story not being accepted. Stuff like that always sucks.

[chocolatepot]

Thank you!