by Oleg Veretskiy | Sep 11, 2024 | Essays
Same Burger, Different Values EXCERPT: “At that moment, I noticed a little girl frozen in place at this scene. She looked after the boy, then at the hamburger he had thrown, and there were tears in her eyes. I went up to her to find out what happened.” Click below to...
by Oleg Veretskiy | Jul 26, 2024 | Essays
Replay: Oleg & readers at the book launch, Feb. 23-24, 2025 FollowFollowFollowFollow A little poem / Darya from Dariivka EXCERPT: “At first her voice was tentative, barely audible, then grew bolder. A rumble in the distance told us the orcs were heavily...
by Oleg Veretskiy | Jun 25, 2024 | Essays
EDITOR’S NOTES: Soldiers’ faces are obscured, and names & callsigns changed to preserve the anonymity of the active soldiers who continue to fight at the front. Also see footnotes #1-6 in the GLOSSARY below, and scroll down to read #11, “The...
by Oleg Veretskiy | May 14, 2024 | Essays
Click here for the Ukrainian text Please consider contributing to the current, urgent fundraiser for an “eyes in the sky” drone for Oleg’s unit. Send any amount via PayPal to veretskaya2009@gmail.com “Kindly Pass Me My Helmet” (The Driver...
by Oleg Veretskiy | Jan 24, 2024 | Essays
After 20 months of fundraising, purchasing, and delivering critical supplies for frontline troops, Oleg stepped up for military service in December, 2023 and began sending in these creative works he calls, “War Through My Eyes.” Illustrations are from Book...
