A new short story in The Razor!
May 1 | 2023
May Day, a celebration of spring, marks the appearance in The Razor of my …
June 2020
True magic—the intricacy of a lantern slide
June 30 | 2020
In my recent book, The Smallest Objective, a whole chapter is devoted to my paternal grandfather, Dr. Simon Kirsch. A botanist… more ›
Kudos to the class of ’58—my aunt Carol graduates!
June 25 | 2020
Convocation this year has taken shape in new ways—celebrated online or in intimate groups in backyards. In my new… more ›
The Smallest Objective featured on CBC Radio
June 22 | 2020
I was very fortunate yesterday to be able to share some thoughts about my memoir, The Smallest Objective, with CBC listeners.… more ›
The Smallest Objective in the news in Montreal!
June 18 | 2020
Please enjoy this week’s coverage in two Montreal newspapers: www.westmountindependent.com/WIv14.6c.pdf (page 18) https://www.thesuburban.com/columnists/mike_cohen_cohen_chatter/paul-steinbergs-hard-luck-a-memoir-of-money-and-morals/article_a00ccdc6-4f5c-500f-94a7-c008de3bfdf4.html
Memory loss and selective remembering
June 15 | 2020
In my new memoir, The Smallest Objective, the themes of willed forgetfulness and selective remembering are foremost. Racism, now so much… more ›
Seashells by the seashore—my father in Florida
June 11 | 2020
My father was known among his family and friends for “His love of kittens and fledgling birds. His obsessive… more ›
A date at high altitude—my aunt Carol in Mexico City
June 8 | 2020
In my new book, The Smallest Objective, my aunt Carol stars in the chapter titled “Lake Pátzcuaro,” named after a lake… more ›
Ruby Foo’s restaurant—the lowdown
June 4 | 2020
The characters in my new memoir, The Smallest Objective, love to eat and drink—and, most of all, they adore Chinese… more ›
Jockey Fleming—the jockey without a horse
June 1 | 2020
In my new book, The Smallest Objective, an entire chapter is devoted to my mother’s great-uncle Jockey Fleming, the family black… more ›
