Bewildering Stories welcomes...

Shai Afsai

Shai Afsai’s articles and stories have appeared in many literary and historical journals, among other publications.

“The Shomer” is a story about virtue and how a person decides what virtue is. Josh Ganzenberg is a shomer, among other things, a person who officiates at wakes and recites scripture to bless the departed.

Now, Ganzenberg is really quite a talented person; he’s knowledgeable enough to become a professor, which is the relatively comfortable occupation that his would-be fiancée, Rebecca, envisions for him. Well, okay, that’s not so bad...

But a dead man, Ruben Katz, suddenly comes back to life and has a little conversation with Josh Ganzenberg. Katz doesn’t tell Ganzenberg what virtue is or what Ganzenberg ought to do, only what he, Katz, wishes he had done. And Ganzenberg finds that a voice from beyond the grave is well worth heeding.

Shai Afsai’s bio sketch can be found here.

Welcome to Bewildering Stories, Shai. We hope to hear from you again soon and often!