This is my favorite picture of my Babushka Veta; covered in deep wrinkles and all. Her face lit with a smile, with an attitude. Look at her: her arms crossed, her spirit unbending, her shawl tied in the back, and not in the front, unlike most women in her village....
When Veronica Valdivia-Vera contacted me in response to my post about the series “Badass Grandmas” that I was putting together, I didn’t know that I would get two for the price of one. Both Veronica’s abuelas’ lives were so fascinating, that I couldn’t decide which...
Kevin Judge, a coach and consultant, from the Canadian city of Ottawa, who coaches leadership and human resources for corporations, has the sweetest memories on his grandma Eva Pearl Moon. She taught him needlepoint and great values: how to be a good person, how to...
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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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