Odesa of My Childhood #5: “The Beach”

Odesa of My Childhood #5: “The Beach”

“The beach always greeted us with the scent of algae that had perished during the night storm, the ruddy sight of boiled shrimp, hearty bellows of “sugar roosters on a sti-i-i-ick!”, bouncy balls attached to rubber bands and wrapped in cheap multi-colored foil –...
Sentinel’s Circle #1: June 29, 2025

Sentinel’s Circle #1: June 29, 2025

Welcome to our first “The Sentinel’s Circle” book discussion, June 29, 2025 In June, we launched “Oleg’s Book Club” and decided to meet on the last Sunday of every month at 2 pm US ET (11am PT, 1pm CT, 8pm CET, 9pm Kyiv). Oleg attends when he can,...
“The Sentinel’s Circle” book group

“The Sentinel’s Circle” book group

Photo: Oleg, Kelly, Marina, Charlotte, Renee, Darya, Nikola, Mario, Jessie, and Mylu at the June 29 plenary session of Oleg’s Book Club. Editorial assistant Jessie (covering eyes) may be recovering from her latest half Iron Man… Building Community in...
Reader Photo Gallery

Reader Photo Gallery

Book 1 amidst the cherry blossoms in the wilds of Japan All content on this site © 2023-2025 by Oleg Veretskiy and Pierce Press. All rights reserved. Please contact the publisher for repubishing...
A conversation with Oleg

A conversation with Oleg

LIVE from Ukraine: Author & Soldier Oleg Veretskiy Oleg talks to readers & supporters REGISTER TO WATCH REPLAY HERE When you fill in the registration form below, you’ll see the player to listen to the conversation with Oleg and the team. Also, be sure to...