I was there. Oh yes, I was there. I was one of the original “virgins” who walked into a movie theatre in 1977 – in my case, between to life-size…Continue readingThe Last Jedi and Me
Photo by Michael Lomza at Ubsplash: Marianne’s Palace, Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, Poland There was a question posted in LiveJournal a few years back: You find yourself in front of seven identical…Continue readingWhich door would you pick?
My grandfather’s well-loved book that he read nearly every day You trip over many listicles and other interesting things on the web while browsing – like the strictures at Mental…Continue readingThe secret lives of books
Photo by Hisu Lee at Unsplash.com In fiction and in life A life is made of moments. It is stitched together from the things you remember most vividly — the…Continue readingThe Moment
Hard cover of U.S. HarperCollins edition An ebook version of “The Secrets of Jin-shei”, a historical fantasy that I wrote in a white heat in 2002, was released this year…Continue readingThe “Blessed Book”
A Slava day defines you, as a Serb Where I come from, under the wing of the Orthodox Christian church, there is a custom which hinges on a saint’s…Continue readingSlava: a spiritual family reunion