My Darling, originally uploaded by Little Lushie. To be separated from the people you love is to fall in love, in a small yet painful way, with your pictures of them.
Category Archives: Ukraine
“Киев, Киев, Только Киев!”
Blue and Yellow, originally uploaded by Little Lushie. The two bottom rows here are representing the Ukrainian flag, which is itself a representation of blue skies and golden fields of rye. A bit like a cheesy Sting tune, but pretty and romantic nonetheless. I took this picture on Kreschatik (the street leading up to IndependenceContinue reading ““Киев, Киев, Только Киев!””
Swallowing it down
The humiliation of scraping out a very modest living mostly doing things I’d rather not to. The fact that you can’t find Chernigivske in blyadskii Durham. The fact that my brother is crying. Being treated as though I’m not a human being by persons who will go unnamed. The senseless jumble of highways and fast-food restaurants,Continue reading “Swallowing it down”
On Kiev
Leaving this city behind is always, always, like tearing skin off live flesh.
It may be indecent to be so hungover
On January the second. But I don’t care. The chains will be back on on Monday, and until then, we’ll say “hey Slavyane” and keep doing what we do best. Kiev is full of crows, stray dogs, and other people’s dreams – dreams that rise like the fog off the earth in the unusually dampContinue reading “It may be indecent to be so hungover”
Natalia A. 