by Irina VanPatten | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
My aunt was a battered woman. We knew this since we were little kids. Mostly, because she asked my father, her older brother, for help. My father was a soft-spoken man, but somehow, he found the right words to convince my uncle to behave like a man, without punching...
by Irina VanPatten | Feb 19, 2019 | My Published Work
“I Love You, Russian Style” is a true funny story written by me, which is now a part o collaborative book called “From Lullabies to Love Song to Funeral Dirges”. This is not just a book, but a Labor of Love from eleven different Pacific NW authors, that tries to...
by Irina VanPatten | Feb 17, 2019 | Interviews
When you are young, you’re like a lioness. Jump into the deep waters, walk into the darkness, move across the world and start over? Anything is possible! She set her bar high. Though, she never thought, she’d end up here, in America. Why would she? It was too far, too...
by Irina VanPatten | Feb 16, 2019 | Funnier than Fiction
Have you ever thought how does it feel to lose your memory? Those little things, that someone hangs on to during their entire lives, that make them happy or sad? Those deep storage compartments filled up with old days goodies tend to empty out as we get older, and...
by Irina VanPatten | Feb 13, 2019 | Interviews
A Phycologist Observation on How Family Separation Affects American Children“I’m afraid, if my mom goes out of that door, she’ll be picked up by ICE and deported,” a young girl says, holding onto her mom’s hand. “No one can promise me that my dad’s not going to...
