Judith Kirscht, Author
NEWEST! PUBLISHED MAY 3, 2020…
“Kirscht keeps readers on the edge of their seats as she delicately deepens the mystery of Brian Wolfson’s disappearance. End of the Race is contemporary fiction at its finest. Highly recommended.”
—Chanticleer Reviews.
After a long pause, created in large part by the all absorbing national dramas, I’m proud to present End of the Race. Have you ever wondered what happened to people who go missing? Why they went missing? How their loved ones cope in a permanent state of waiting? These are the mysteries that shape this story.
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MY NOVELS
About Me
I have tried to capture, in my novels, what it is like to live through the upheavals of social change in the America of the last sixty years. I abhor the rigid dogmas of both left and right which have polarized our country and sent truth into hiding; these are stories of the human heart in conflict. For me, that is what it means to be an American.
FROM MY BLOG
The Silent Battle for Control
Donald Trump screams abuse at a courtroom he can’t control. House speaker Johnson faces threats to depose him if he brings legislative order to the House. Against the ever-increasing loss of life, Ukraine continues to resist the control of Putin. Netanyahu...
Freedom from What? To Do What?
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of...
END OF THE RACE Reviews & Sale
Mark your calendars. The ebook version of END OF THE RACE is on sale again! August 8 through August 28 $0.99! We write because we need to, we write because we love it, we write for release—and then we wait for the affirmation of others. Below, just to whet your...
Scenes from END OF THE RACE
Time to change the tune from stories of conflict to stories of love. Here are some scenes from END OF THE RACE that give a picture of Annika’s and Brian’s childhood bond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brian, Age 10 1984 Brian braked his bike. Ahead, where the...
The Magic of Storytelling
In my recent interview with author, Liz Adair, I talked about the origin of stories, and I found myself thinking about its magical qualities. Why, when I sat down to write a story for the first time, a childhood experience that later won a essay prize emerged full...
In Memoriam: In Memory of Elizabeth Kingsbury Davenport
In an earlier blog, I urged everyone who hopes to be a writer to look back and relive their times with those magic people whose influence opened the writer in them. One of my magic people died this past summer. Fortunately, I returned to Ann Arbor this spring...
