January 31, 2011
by Valya
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I love Brussels sprouts. I never had them as a child. They just were not on the rotation. I tried them as an adult and liked them, but hadn’t attempted to prepare them at home until recently. I’ve been playing … Continue reading
January 31, 2011
by Valya
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I recently saw the movie Ghost World with friends, and it’s been haunting me. I did not like it at first. We had a good conversation following the film and talked about what we did/did not like about it. I … Continue reading
January 21, 2011
by Valya
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I was invited to speak at a one-day conference tomorrow (Ukrainian Unity Day) in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village. The holiday of Ukrainian Unity is celebrated annually on the day of Reunification Act declaration of the Ukrainian National Republic and West Ukrainian National Republic, held in 1919. Officially, Ukraine Unity Day (Den’ Sobornosti) is celebrated since 1999. I was … Continue reading
January 11, 2011
by Valya
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The weekend was filled with some of my favorite people, starting and ending with Kyle Cassidy, who was in town taking more photographs of tattooed veterans for his next book, War Paint. The Tinley Park local paper did a nice … Continue reading
January 11, 2011
by Valya
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One of my intentions for 2011 is to write more: books, blog, personal correspondence. I’m working on edits for S.C. I have a longer blog in the works, but in the meantime I wanted to finish this wee one I … Continue reading
January 6, 2011
by Valya
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Tonight is Ukrainian Christmas Eve, Sviat Vechir (Holy Night). Like the Greek Orthodox and many Eastern Rite Catholics, many Ukrainians families will be gathering together at their baba’s or mama’s or aunt’s houses to eat some variation of the traditional … Continue reading
January 1, 2011
by Valya
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Tonight was a relatively quiet end to a year that was anything but quiet. I would not have it any other way. 2010 was an incredible year: published a novel and literary magazine, celebrated Chicago’s literary history, partied with rockstars, … Continue reading