I went swimming across the universe once. In late summer on the Black Sea, plankton lights up in the water as you enter it – sending alarm messages in case you’re a possible predator. I used to be terrified of the sea at night, but I had begun to change by then, which is whyContinue reading “The visible heart”
Monthly Archives: November 2010
On the Moscow metro. At a “more innocent time.” (lol)
Thank you, Random Dude on Escalator. You gave me much to smile about – that evening, and many evenings hence.
Isn’t it terrible – needing people?
Especially when you are not used to needing anyone? You need your family while growing up, but if you’re privileged enough to not dwell on it too much – then you don’t dwell on it too much. So you go on, policing your borders even when you fall in love, until something in your life changesContinue reading “Isn’t it terrible – needing people?”
Speaking of scourge: the Kushchevskaya massacre
Don’t read this if you don’t think you ought to. In case you haven’t heard about it – and if you’re not in Russia, you probably haven’t – twelve people were massacred in the village of Kushchevskaya on November 4th, during a holiday weekend. Most of the victims, who had gathered to celebrate November 4thContinue reading “Speaking of scourge: the Kushchevskaya massacre”
Steven Hayes: is the “I’m against the death penalty, but…” discussion appropriate here?
I shouldn’t be in any condition to write anything about the Petit family massacre. But I am. I’m working on a new play, a tragedy, and I have found that my mind has begun working in completely new ways. I think about evil – banal evil, sophisticated evil – and I let it in asContinue reading “Steven Hayes: is the “I’m against the death penalty, but…” discussion appropriate here?”
Natalia A. 