February 22, 2010
by Valya
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This weekend I saw a dear friend of mine who had just finished reading my manuscript (Update: The Silence of Trees is with my agent, who is shopping it around to the next round of publishers), and she shared with me … Continue reading
February 15, 2010
by Valya
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The first six writers to be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame will be announced Saturday, May 1, during a special benefit presentation and concert at the magnificent Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills, Illinois. This special evening of … Continue reading
February 9, 2010
by Valya
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"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."~Anais Nin Mark and I met a few friends on Saturday evening to … Continue reading
February 3, 2010
by Valya
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Back in Fall of 2007, I was living in Germany with my family. While we had been having adventures and traveling internationally, I had grown out of touch with my writing and the larger creative world. I looked around and found a … Continue reading
February 3, 2010
by Valya
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Today is the kids’ 100th day of school, and so they were asked to take a photograph with a collection of 100 things. For those of you who know my kids, it should be no surprise the objects that each … Continue reading
February 1, 2010
by Valya
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This was one of those hectic filled weekends, with family parties and morning meetings. The kids had fun, but now we’re in the throes of Monday and I have to catch up. The electrician and the carpenters are here to work … Continue reading