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 Charlotte Pierce | Apr 23, 2024 | Essays
This is the 8th in the series, “War Through My Eyes.” After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Oleg spent 20 months fundraising, purchasing, and delivering critical supplies for frontline troops. In December, 2023, he stepped up for military...
by Charlotte Pierce | Mar 17, 2024 | Essays
This is the seventh in the series, “War Through My Eyes.” 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,...
by Charlotte Pierce | Feb 28, 2024 | Essays
This is the sixth in the series, “War Through My Eyes.” 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,...
