Artificial Intelligence is like death in that it’s inevitable, and there’s nothing we can do about it, so we may as well prepare—especially if you earn your living from editing and writing. Most recently, I’ve been tooling around with image generators. Not because I relish the idea of illustrators or photographers getting put out of […]
A client asked me for the main things to keep in mind when “translating” documents. So here’s an (ongoing) list. Titles US English titles capitalize all words except articles and prepositions: Sense and Sensibility British titles are not capitalized: Sense and sensibility But don’t forget to capitalize proper nouns in UK titles: The death of […]
When you work in the arts, you’re always second-guessing yourself, wishing you produced more, earned more, etc. That’s why at the end of the year I like to look back at what I accomplished. Because while usually it’s less than what I wanted, it’s often more than I had thought. I realize that for many […]
Gordon Haber Writer, Editor, Mediocre Guitarist Education 2002: MFA in Creative Writing, Fiction, from Columbia University if you must know, which I am still paying off. 1990: BA in English and Fine Arts (double major!) from a state school (Albany). My friends and I had fun. Writing Stuff Religion Writer for outlets like Religion Dispatches, […]
I checked analytics for the first time in months, and to my surprise there’s been a spike in visitors. Welcome! About me: I write about religion and culture for various magazines. Here’s my latest piece for the Forward on a fascinating exhibition on the strong connections between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. I am the author […]
Journalism For the Jewish Chronicle, a UK newspaper, I wrote about: Richard Meier’s open-robe trick, the “globalist” term, and the Illinois Congressional candidate who is also a Holocaust denier. Fictioning I was lucky enough to read and be interviewed on The Other Stories, Ilana Masad’s killer podcast, I was awarded my second(!) Queens Arts […]
The nice people at Commaful have selected this very website as one of the Top Author Websites of 2017! A lovely unexpected surprise.
Come to a Reading! November 7 at 8pm: Belated Book Party at Quimby’s NYC Wine, cheese and prose at a beautiful independent bookstore. 536 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11211 November 15th at 7.30pm: Guerrilla Lit Reading Series at Dixon Place With Mylène Dressler and Victoria Redel. 161A Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002 Hear […]
Here’s what I am up to this fall: Reading! September 29th at the Platform Art Fair in Brooklyn. November 15th, Guerrilla Lit at Dixon Place. Writing! Uncle Oatmeal, a short story, was published in Killing the Buddha. I wrote about trying (and failing) to get Portuguese citizenship for Kveller. Shilling my book! UGGS FOR GAZA […]
___ As usual, I am aware that in these difficult times, so many of you lie awake, staring at the ceiling and asking yourself, “What is Gordon Haber up to?” Rest easy, because here’s your answer: Writing! I wrote about The Handmaid’s Tale for Religion & Politics. I wrote about My Scientology Movie for Religion […]