Arkansas/Russian Reflections
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I spend part of the year in Moscow and part in Arkansas (southern USA). I am currently in Russia and writing a weekly blog about various experiences here.
tags: culture, nature, travels, writing
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I have lived in Moscow for 7 years. I spend part of my time in Russia and part in the USA.
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Haikus Written in Russia but not in Russian (Summer)
Posted on 29/06/2011
I walked through Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo Park, a.k.a. "the park across the street" for the last time on June 20th, then left for the airport. I saved the best for last, my favorite...
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Angels and Friendship
Posted on 19/06/2011
Once upon a time there were three angels, sisters, musicians all. Upon first glance they looked identical, with tight brown curls topped by golden halos, glossy black eyes and cheerful pink...
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Good-Bye to St. Petersburg
Posted on 10/06/2011
How do you say "good-bye" to a whole city? In one day? If you know that the chances are great that you will never return, what do you choose to see one last time? During our seven...
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May The "Force". . .Get Your Attention
Posted on 03/06/2011
I'm a firm believer in the Force, that mysterious power that existed "A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away." Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi described the Force to young Luke...
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Haikus Written in Russia but not in Russian (Spring)
Posted on 19/05/2011
At the beginning of autumn and winter, I wrote haikus about scenes in the park across the street from our apartment building. As spring is budding out all over Moscow, it's time to add...
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Victory Day - 2011
Posted on 17/05/2011
On May 9th, for the last seven years, I know exactly where I've been - Gorky Park, Moscow. I go to honor the last of a generation of Russian veterans who served in the Great Patriotic...
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The Disappearance of my Latest Posting!
Posted on 15/05/2011
IF you are looking for my latest posting, "Victory Day - 2011" - wondering whether you imagined seeing it a few days ago, then POOF, it was gone. . . you are not suffering from a...
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Marina Tsvetaeva - Russian Poet, Her Voice Now Heard
Posted on 03/05/2011
Last week I stood in a room in Marina Tsvetaeva's (tsva-TI-va) Moscow flat. Sunlight poured through a window, across her writing desk, onto her chair, the bookshelf behind, and finally...
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Let's Walk to the Mall. . . in Moscow
Posted on 27/04/2011
Join me on a trip from our apartment to Metropolis Mall, a big, glitzy shopping mecca, close to where we live in Moscow. Rather than taking the car, I enjoy walking through the park, seeing...
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