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Things People Say to Creatives: “I could probably do that.”

Posted on December 1, 2020January 22, 2021 Yevgeniya
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Seeing Orion’s belt

Posted on January 3, 2016October 25, 2020 Yevgeniya

Before we started as freshman in high school, my class was sent on a weekend trip outside of New York

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On defining yourself: ‘Throw Things to the Flood’

Posted on September 22, 2015October 25, 2020 Yevgeniya

What makes you, you? People tend to compare themselves to others at different stages of their lives. Sometimes these comparisons

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Vonnegut’s Rules

Posted on September 28, 2012 Yevgeniya

 Kurt Vonnegut was one of my favorite writers when I was in high school, so I trust his judgement on

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Hands

Posted on September 18, 2012August 13, 2014 Yevgeniya

                    You, who lets three coins strike the counter       

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Night

Posted on September 10, 2012December 26, 2013 Yevgeniya

I write consciously when water taps to mark each sleepless moment   when curtains can’t contain the flame of a full moon nor the

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topography

Posted on February 23, 2012January 1, 2015 Yevgeniya

you test the edges with your foot and find out how far you can tip-toe around the flora before you catch

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Treading water

Posted on January 14, 2012July 19, 2016 Yevgeniya

“The Great Wave” by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai The ocean’s waves pulse pulse against my body. The water is cold

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venom

Posted on April 16, 2011 Yevgeniya

see: flickr.com/yevkusa It was just a thought. One that struck me so hard, I felt it through my chest. So

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My Voice

Posted on January 13, 2011November 19, 2018 Yevgeniya

Senior year of high school fills my mind with endless memories. Even though many years have gone by, there’s one

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