After the apocalypse, there will still be colossal squid. I’m not sure what they will feed on – radioactive herring grown to ten times its normal size, perhaps? I have little faith in fairness and justice, but I do have faith in the colossal squid. In the post-apocalyptic tale, The Road, Cormac McCarthy’s protagonist wondered,Continue reading “Colossal Squid Pulsating Through The Seas!”
Category Archives: Ukraine
Is that an anti-Ukrainian propaganda piece in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
The original text of this piece has been removed. I am not usually in the habit of sweeping my screw-ups under the carpet, but I didn’t want it to generate Google hits that would, once again, paint Ukraine as a country of evil barbarians. In the original piece, I was expressing outrage that Hitler toysContinue reading “Is that an anti-Ukrainian propaganda piece in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
A companion essay to “Natasha from Russia” – “The Fist of the Righteous Natasha”
Can be found here. This is still, in many ways, a draft. But I am trying to make it respectable.
Kyiv At Dusk
Pictures here. Thank you, LJ user ked-pled. This is Kiev the way I see it: brittle around the edges, burdened by its history, a little sleepy, shadowy around the eyes, and shaped like love is shaped – with blunt lines and soft rays of light. On evenings like this, you can smell your neighbours’ badContinue reading “Kyiv At Dusk”
Hello, Baby Anton
On April 1st, in Kiev, my godfather, Vladimir, and his girlfriend, Oksana, welcomed Baby Anton into their life. Anton weighs nearly four kilos. He is 55 centimeters tall. His name was inspired by the Orthodox Church calendar of names (as opposed to our last name, though it’s cool to have that association regardless). Darling Baby,Continue reading “Hello, Baby Anton”
Natalia A. 