In the early 1990s, in the weeks that led up to our departure to America, I remember walking with my father and cousin on the big stadium across from our building in Kiev. The nights were clear, and something about the lights from the more well-lit blocks of town made the sky above our headsContinue reading “My sweetest friend”
Category Archives: Ukraine
Kyiv’s PostPlayTheater: of “Rebels,” Donetsk, and discomfiting narratives
If you are interested in the (somewhat frozen) conflict in parts of eastern Ukraine, you should hop on down to Kyiv’s brand new PostPlayTheater and check out the documentary play “Rebels” (“Ополченцi” in Ukrainian. The word itself usually has a slightly different meaning in English, but “rebel” is one of the standard terms for theContinue reading “Kyiv’s PostPlayTheater: of “Rebels,” Donetsk, and discomfiting narratives”
On the work of Kate Atkinson
When I was fourteen, I bought a copy of “Human Croquet” after reading about it in a magazine for girls (unexpected choice by the editor, I’ve come to realize). I had the original receipt for a while and jotted down the exact time, down to the minute, and place where the book was purchased. IContinue reading “On the work of Kate Atkinson”
A decade without
When starting a letter to the other side, I first want to point out that things are mostly fine I mean, sure, there’s a war on, thousands have died But I grew some nice boobs while you were away, Sir Robin (ha ha). The economy you always lamented Is somehow even deader Than you couldContinue reading “A decade without”
Complaints
I miss carbohydrates I miss the conviction That rotten floorboards beneath my feet Will give in at some later date When I’ve moved on to greater things That are owed to me by fate. I miss kissing him Outside that restaurant (See how I’m not addressing him? It must prove that I am repentant). IContinue reading “Complaints”
Natalia A. 