Mark E. Paull

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Apr 23, 2025, 3:55 PM

Where Did I Put the Tablets? A Midrash for the Neurodivergent Prophet

Author’s Note What if Moshe Rabbeinu—Moses our teacher, the humblest soul who ever lived—had ADHD? I don’t mean that as a joke, or a diagnosis. I mean it as a lens: What if the overwhelm, the speech struggles, the sacred temper, the...

Apr 22, 2025, 12:40 PM

Not All Loss Comes with Sirens

I don’t know if this belongs here. I don’t even know if I should be submitting this. Not now. Not in this moment. Not when families are erased before they can run. Not when soldiers are burying friends faster than they can mourn...

Apr 16, 2025, 11:55 PM

Montreal, Memory, and the Myth of the Good Jewish Boy

I was a good Jewish boy. I talked too much. I asked too many questions. Not the tidy ones about why this night is different, but the sideways, spiraling kind. The kind that made teachers pause and rabbis sigh...

Mar 26, 2025, 8:45 PM

From Pride to Panic

How Jewish Youth Went from Marching for Israel to Running in Fear "Are you Jewish?" The voice came fast, sharp, cutting through the noise of the street. She looked up. A man—big, broad shoulders, thick arms, dark eyes drilling into her. Moving toward...

Mar 23, 2025, 4:53 PM

Sinai, My Body From the moment I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 11 in 1967, I’ve grappled with the commandment: בְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדוֹר חַיָּב אָדָם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־עַצְמוֹ כְּאִלּוּ הוּא יָצָא מִמִּצְרָיִם “In every generation, a person must see themselves as...

Mar 20, 2025, 9:56 PM

Manna in the Modern World A Divine Test Reimagined

Imagine waking up tomorrow morning and stepping outside to find manna—miraculous, divine food—waiting for you. No shopping, no cooking, no carb counting. Just pure sustenance, tailored to your body’s needs. A food so perfect it leaves no waste, no...

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About Me

Mark E. Paull is a retired professional and former Type 1 diabetes educator (1979-83). Born with ADHD and diagnosed with T1D in 1967, he writes raw, first-person accounts of life at the intersection of neurodiversity and chronic illness. His work explores resilience, Jewish identity, and the unfiltered realities of managing two competing conditions. Published in multiple outlets, he brings lived experience and sharp insight to every piece.