Author Archives: Aya Katz

About Aya Katz

Aya Katz is the administrator of Pubwages. When she is not busy administering, she sometimes also writes posts like a regular user.

A Young Chimpanzee’s Growth and Development

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Aya Katz

When baby chimpanzees are cross-fostered in a human home, the result is an enculturated chimpanzee. Project Bow was founded in order to show that chimpanzees can not only acquire human language, but are also capable of literacy. Read this article about Bow to see how it all began. Continue reading →

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In Case There’s a Fox

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Aya Katz

In Case There’s a Fox     [This article was deemed idle by Hubpages and has been republished here. Its original publication date was November 2010.]     In Case There’s a Fox is a poem I wrote for my daughter … Continue reading →

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Music to Listen to While Writing a Novel: Our Lady of Kaifeng

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Aya Katz

Most people imagine that writing a book is accomplished while sitting. The author dips his quill or taps on the keys of his typewriter or the keyboard of this computer. Naturally, he is sitting down. But not all writers do … Continue reading →

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Forced Choices

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Aya Katz

My daughter and her cousin were playing  a game. The name of the game was “Would You Rather.” “Would you rather be eaten by sharks or burned in a fire?” A moment of hesitation. “Eaten by sharks.” “Okay. Would you … Continue reading →

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Who Was Mary Dolan?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Aya Katz

Sometimes we don’t realize who our favorite authors really are. For years, when people asked me to list mine, the list included Ayn Rand, Emily Bronte, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Heinlein, Adam Corby, J.D. Salinger, Muriel Spark, Betty Smith and a … Continue reading →

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Our Mothers’ Backs

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Aya Katz

[Note: This article was originally published on Hubpages in 2009. Since the content was deemed to violate Hubpages editorial policy in 2012, it has been moved to PubWages.] Seirei no Moribito Episode 2 English Subbed | Watch Seirei no Moribito … Continue reading →

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Spartan Mothers

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Aya Katz

Mother’s Day is despised by many people as a holiday full of sentiment and empty of any thought and meaning. Many see it as just another commercial occasion to sell flowers, candy and bath oils. Part of the reason for … Continue reading →

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Angelique’s Lament, a Dark Shadows Filksong

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Aya Katz

When I was ten years old, my family  moved to the United States for good. I was very lonely, and I didn’t have any friends. (For a fictionalized account of what I was going through, read my story The Punky-Wunkies.) … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Mount Carmel Massacre

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Aya Katz

Nineteen years ago, on April 19, 1993, the United States government, through the agency of the ATF and with assistance of other agencies, completed a siege against innocent citizens in their homes with a fiery inferno that took the lives of all … Continue reading →

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Traveling with Cabeza de Vaca: Introduction

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Aya Katz

This is going to be a recurring feature of PubWages, a column about the writings and travels and life of Cabeza de Vaca. Continue reading →

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