Welcome to Esoterica
Esoterica is a magazine for those not well equipped to quiet their brain, who inhale thoughtful articles on topics that hover near the periphery of popular culture and the news agenda and ruminate on them for weeks, much to the chagrin of their lovers, partners, and co-workers.
As Leonard Cohen so poignantly wrote: “Somebody Said Lift That Veil.” Well, that someone is us. Welcome to Esoterica, the magazine that will bring your brain back to the post-pandemic world.
Leah Eichler
Big Ideas
A Dublin Fall in Fall
By Maddalena Beltrami In that brief moment of twilight, where the thoughts are as random and as powerful as can be, I think I have
Songs and the Seeping Sadness
By Robert Basler Come and sit by my side if you love me, do not hasten to bid me adieu, but remember the Red River
Ivan Baidak: Moving from Self-Inflicted Invisibility to Visibility
By Diane Bracuk (In)visible— An (in) sider’s look at living with visible disabilities by award-winning Ukrainian author Ivan Baidak. A year ago, many people would
A Dublin Fall in Fall
By Maddalena Beltrami In that brief moment of twilight, where the thoughts are as random and as powerful as can be, I think I have
Songs and the Seeping Sadness
By Robert Basler Come and sit by my side if you love me, do not hasten to bid me adieu, but remember the Red River
Ivan Baidak: Moving from Self-Inflicted Invisibility to Visibility
By Diane Bracuk (In)visible— An (in) sider’s look at living with visible disabilities by award-winning Ukrainian author Ivan Baidak. A year ago, many people would
Musings
Interviews
The Interview: Carlyn Montes De Oca on her Memoir, Junkyard Girl
In this episode, Esoterica speaks with Carlyn Montes De Oca who, at 57, took a DNA test on a whim, discovering that she was not
The Interview with Terry Fallis
In this episode, Esoterica speaks with award-winning novelist Terry Fallis about his writing process, going from ‘no-one-will-return-my-calls’ to eight bestsellers and his most recent book,
The Interview with Howard Lovy on Working with a Developmental Editor
In this episode, Esoterica speaks with Howard Lovy, a lifelong journalist with a speciality in Jewish journalism, and book editor. Howard talks about his work
Fiction
A little of this, a little of that. A collection of new fiction, articles and other published works that are currently touching my heart. Stories thread our lives together and unite us in the shared human experience.
Camp Chemo
By Austin Gilmore Stave I Most healthy kids my age don’t want anything to do with a Cancer Girl. They don’t want the constant reminder
The Gunman Who Forgot Who to Shoot
By T.J. Seefeldt The man had a job to do. He just couldn’t remember exactly what it was. He looked up from the bed in
Rapids
By CB Anderson Every day at lunchtime Sean paddles upriver, pulling against the current until his mind is sky and white-capped water. The precarity suits
Camp Chemo
By Austin Gilmore Stave I Most healthy kids my age don’t want anything to do with a Cancer Girl. They don’t want the constant reminder
The Gunman Who Forgot Who to Shoot
By T.J. Seefeldt The man had a job to do. He just couldn’t remember exactly what it was. He looked up from the bed in
Rapids
By CB Anderson Every day at lunchtime Sean paddles upriver, pulling against the current until his mind is sky and white-capped water. The precarity suits
The Interview
The Interview: Carlyn Montes De Oca on her Memoir, Junkyard Girl
In this episode, Esoterica speaks with Carlyn Montes De Oca who, at 57, took a DNA test on a whim, discovering that she was not
The Interview with Terry Fallis
In this episode, Esoterica speaks with award-winning novelist Terry Fallis about his writing process, going from ‘no-one-will-return-my-calls’ to eight bestsellers and his most recent book,
The Interview with Howard Lovy on Working with a Developmental Editor
In this episode, Esoterica speaks with Howard Lovy, a lifelong journalist with a speciality in Jewish journalism, and book editor. Howard talks about his work
