I didn’t notice how I started crying. I had been cutting down a story about deaths in a Russian orphanage specifically designed for the children of female inmates – children born in captivity, like tiger cubs in a zoo (though tiger cubs generally get better treatment). Space on the page was limited, 300 words orContinue reading “Things that I can’t write about right now”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
“Oh, you’re RELIGIOUS”
I think religion can be pretty ridiculous. That’s why I’m part of one, truth be told. I believe the existence of the universe points to the existence of a God – and said God has a sense of humour. Just look at babies. And dark matter. And the craziness associated with both. At the christeningContinue reading ““Oh, you’re RELIGIOUS””
Happy birthday to Solomiia Melnyk
Still the most beautiful girl in the world – and godmother to our son. đ
Baby lion is growing up
My parents are in town, so we ended up watching a bunch of our hospital videos that Alexey shot, and I was struck by this little creature, maybe half an hour old, at most, being encouraged by Anna the midwife to feed. “Come on, we need to get those reflexes going!” Anna keeps saying. “ComeContinue reading “Baby lion is growing up”
So I read Janet Reitman’s “Inside Scientology” recently
And have been slow to put up anything up about it – mostly because I’m, you know, a mother to an infant, a full-time working journalist, and kind of a proper playwright nowadays as well. The book has stayed with me, though, and I feel compelled to say at least something, if not write aContinue reading “So I read Janet Reitman’s “Inside Scientology” recently”
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