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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
Irina VanPatten is American Pacific Northwest writer with Eastern European roots. Her writing style marries the best of these two worlds. She draws from the reach roots of her culture, but bakes her own American literary cake with a blended sense of humor: sharp, yet warm; edgy, yet tender.
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