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Cole. commented on Tovli's blog post 'LOST'
you are a very captivating writer. It's jealous envoking.
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Hmm, Indeed.
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Your writing is powerful, your voice is humanity.
yesterday
Reality bites hard T. Fishing in blue waters for another life. I like this a lot.
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Tiny Stories--an anthology of Sixers by Tovli

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LOST



Răsări-va o comoară În adîncuri înfundată…from Limba Noastră--Alexei Mateevici


Where did you go? The sun has disappeared so many times I’ve lost count. Many people were carrying rifles the afternoon you disappeared, but I refused to load the little pistol you gave me, thinking you’d return quick… Continue

Posted on November 7, 2009 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments

Tovli

Men Grow Old



Over, Gone, Lost
—Sitting Bull



I paid an entire year’s rent, tucked the lease inside a Thanksgiving card and all I could say to them was “Babies smell like talcum powder and tapioca.”

“There’s an original thought”, she sneered, leaving the baby on the sofa while she answered a knock at the back door a… Continue

Posted on October 24, 2009 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

Tovli

Dwelling




The house, hidden by the road itself, is surrounded with dark green elephant leaves, swirls of red flowers and a cement walk that ends, abruptly, against a solid wooden door. Every night as he returns from work, he worries he’ll miss his own drive way, forget where he lives and keep going. It happened to… Continue

Posted on September 28, 2009 at 9:02pm — 7 Comments

Tovli

Paper in the Sky




Jiques' earliest memory was the morning sun casting a shadow on her father’s eyelids the day he was discovered breathless, lying near her bed, covered in quilts and crisp linen. As it turned out, all she would recall of the day’s loss was notepaper torn into many pieces, littering the death-room floor. O… Continue

Posted on September 5, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Tovli

Legroom



One night, Segall was awakened by the moon. It is understood, when one comes eye to eye with a lesser light, taste and vision cannot overcome emptiness. Nevertheless, moonlight made his sentences slippery and he said things like, “It is lovely, even worthy to be with you; with you in this garden—my garden, yo… Continue

Posted on August 30, 2009 at 6:26pm — 2 Comments

Tovli

Elul



It’s raining and the weather is still warm. I want to say something very small, an umbrella of words that will make the sky into a ceiling. It’s how things end. It’s about houses falling into ruin, families without pastures and trees in their front yards and wondering what really happened to all who started cryi… Continue

Posted on August 29, 2009 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments

Tovli

How We Remember




“I love you the way you began; I’ll love you when you end.” She said those kinds of things and her long fingers wrapped over our forearms like roots in search of something unmovable.

We climbed on her oversized rocker to hear her read Black Beauty, shouting, “Ginger, tell about Ging… Continue

Posted on August 23, 2009 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments

Tovli

Nationalism


In memory of Moldova and all that was won and lost during the wars of 1992


“How old were you then? “

“Fourteen—Mama cried for days and when Papa disappeared I grew cautious and joined the other side. They offered new uniforms and a warm coat with a gold button that meant I co… Continue

Posted on August 17, 2009 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

Tovli

Little Brother Has Disappeared




It’s so convenient to remember certain things—small images that curl into the air and make you think of cigarettes and how the day might end. I told this once to our mother who blew unfiltered Chesterfield smoke in my face and laughed as I held my breath instead of coughing. When she pul… Continue

Posted on August 15, 2009 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Tovli

Leaving




I watched her pass through the wooden community gate for the last time, astonished at how her ass became larger instead of smaller with distance. At the time, I was living in the hills above Jerusalem—the city you can’t talk about anymore and my apartment had a panoramic vi… Continue

Posted on May 23, 2009 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Tovli

Absorption


(and in heaven there was silence. R. Shlomo Carlebach, z”l)

The airport has never been crowded because in Moscow no one thought we would ever leave. This morning, our lines are thin, but have no end, only a blue sky with many birds flying into a distant horizon. A s… Continue

Posted on May 16, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Tovli

Compassion



The child was tiny and under-weight as though his bones were made from wet feathers. It took him a long time to kiss the stiffening hands of the dead women the soldiers had stacked along the road. It was Sunday, the taxi-cabs were running late and when one finally showed up he wedge… Continue

Posted on April 12, 2009 at 3:23pm — 1 Comment

Tovli

The Sun and How it Rises



Gather now the sparkling stone,
Catching bright light from the sun.
You will see the endless flooding
Of new words that overflow.

from Limba Noastra




The way it sounded, the insurgents longed for a mixture of glory and chaos. It was the opportunity for praise and splendo… Continue

Posted on April 12, 2009 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Tovli

Лети



Мой отец перестал сказывать были;
все равно никто не слушал.
Он вещал слишком громко
Ища внимания толпы.
Перед смертью
он успокоил душу,
немногословно
без сознания и метафор.

Его шепот полон секретов
окутаннных поздней любовью
застонал в бурю.
Он звал меня близко глазами,
гля
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Posted on February 1, 2009 at 8:28pm — 1 Comment

Tovli

Низкие Лучи




Я говорю:
небо и ветер
жгут воздух,
пока он не исчезает
и целуют розовый туман
или слеза,
скрывающая в стене
дает волю солдату
велеть мне согреться:
закурить,
соломенные лапти …
все, что превратит убежище
в шерстянные или хлопковые кирпичи.

Я люблю белые,
гладкие скалы,
больш… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2009 at 8:18pm — 1 Comment

Tovli

Childhood


By Tovli
It all started when the roof in the dining-room began leaking. It seeped into the walls, and every corner of the ceiling started to blister; the used carpet was like a marsh in the Peruvian Jungle—even the fish tank started to leak and we barely saved the colorful Algae-Eater a… Continue

Posted on January 31, 2009 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

Tovli

I hope no one minds my using 6S for a non-literary reason--Dad passed away this week and due to we…



I hope no one minds my using 6S for a non-literary reason--Dad passed away this week and due to weather conditions our family could not all get to one place successfully or in a timely manner.

So, here is our solution: We are asking all our friends and family to consider doing a… Continue

Posted on January 30, 2009 at 2:07pm — 13 Comments

Tovli

Short Stories by Tovli

http://www.damazine.com/archives/2008_fall/proselyte_tovli_simiryan.htm

www.ravingdove.org

http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp?action=finalists

http://www.jewishmag.com/102mag/ester/ester.htm

http://www.jewishmag.com/127mag/story_yefimovich/story_yefimovich.htm

Posted on January 25, 2009 at 2:46pm —

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Visit Tovli at Poets and Writers

http://www.pw.org/content/tovli_simiryan

Posted on January 25, 2009 at 2:40pm —

Tovli

Poetry Book


by Tovli
They were so polite, but asked for evidence—even though they’d accumulated a handful of visionary promises they’d tossed inside a preface, calling for worth in large ink-jet letters. She was flattered, signed the contract in four places, but watched her skin shrink to her ske… Continue

Posted on January 24, 2009 at 7:01pm — 2 Comments

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At 11:26pm on November 7, 2009, Alytha T. Minns said…
Love what I've read of your stuff so far. Thanks for the friend request.
At 8:51am on May 26, 2009, mike whitney said…
Tovli,
Just poking around your page on 6S. So sorry you lost your dad, the photo is wonderful, seems like it was windy and you two are very happy.
Thanks for enjoying my silliness. You have been published on GlimmerTrain! Wow, they turned me down. Good for you. Keep writing.
At 10:50am on March 25, 2009, felixmind said…
Hi Tovli...
I'm so liking the artistic work on your page.
Totally mind-blowing.
Thanks for checking out my tales- and the kind comment.
Devouring yours now...
~Mind.
At 11:28am on January 27, 2009, Salvatore Buttaci said…
Tovli, I am glad you liked my dog tale.

Sal
At 3:38pm on May 12, 2008, Tovli said…
Hello folks. I am just trying to figure out how to appear and disappear. This is such a cool place. So much talent! Tovli
At 10:23am on May 12, 2008, Robert McEvily said…
Hi Tovli - welcome!
At 4:40pm on May 10, 2008, Marie said…
Tovli, so glad you're here! I loved your entry in the "Mixed Drinks" contest, it was so unique and felt so real. Off to take a look at your website....
 
 

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