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In the Home Depot Parking Lot, a Young Man with His Phone in His Hands, Watched Something in the Sky Moving Above Him and He Took Pictures. I Looked Up. The Late Afternoon Sky Was Alive with Flocks of Birds.  He Said He Loved Watching Birds.

In the Home Depot Parking Lot, a Young Man with His Phone in His Hands, Watched Something in the Sky Moving Above Him and He Took Pictures. I Looked Up. The Late Afternoon Sky Was Alive with Flocks of Birds. He Said He Loved Watching Birds.

In the Home Depot Parking Lot, a Young Man with His Phone in His Hands, Watched Something in the Sky Moving Above Him and He Took Pictures. I Looked Up. The Late Afternoon Sky Was Alive with Flocks...

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Around the Spring Equinox, Maxim, Igor & Other Ukrainian Friends Would be with Us, & Yesterday, as I Thought of Them, I Took Photos of the Morning Sunlight of the Autumn Equinox Shining, as if by Memory, Upon Where They Sat at Our Table in the Spring, in the Early Morning Light. – Навколо весняного рівнодення Максим, Ігор та інші українські друзі будуть з нами, а вчора, коли я думав про них, я зробив фотографії ранкового сонячного світла осіннього рівнодення, що сяяло, немов з пам’яті, на тому місці, де вони сиділи за нашим столом весною, в ранковому світлі.

Around the Spring Equinox, Maxim, Igor & Other Ukrainian Friends Would be with Us, & Yesterday, as I Thought of Them, I Took Photos of the Morning Sunlight of the Autumn Equinox Shining, as if by Memory, Upon Where They Sat at Our Table in the Spring, in the Early Morning Light. – Навколо весняного рівнодення Максим, Ігор та інші українські друзі будуть з нами, а вчора, коли я думав про них, я зробив фотографії ранкового сонячного світла осіннього рівнодення, що сяяло, немов з пам’яті, на тому місці, де вони сиділи за нашим столом весною, в ранковому світлі.

*** Around the Spring Equinox, Maxim, Igor & Other Ukrainian Friends Would be with Us, & Yesterday, as I Thought of Them, I Took Photos of the Morning Sunlight of the Autumn Equinox Shining,...

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On September 8, I Wrote Maxim and Alena: “I Was Going to Write You a Much Shorter Note Asking How You Were and Telling You That I Was Still Praying for You and Ukraine.” To Date I Have Not Received a Response. –  Восьмого вересня я написав Максиму та Альоні: “Я збирався написати вам набагато коротшу записку, питаючи, як ви, і кажучи, що я все ще молюся за вас та Україну.” На сьогодні я не отримав відповіді.

On September 8, I Wrote Maxim and Alena: “I Was Going to Write You a Much Shorter Note Asking How You Were and Telling You That I Was Still Praying for You and Ukraine.” To Date I Have Not Received a Response. – Восьмого вересня я написав Максиму та Альоні: “Я збирався написати вам набагато коротшу записку, питаючи, як ви, і кажучи, що я все ще молюся за вас та Україну.” На сьогодні я не отримав відповіді.

On September 7, for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Kiev's main government building was hit in the newly intensified missile and drone attacks upon the capital. 7...

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Maxim: It was right at the time when you wrote a letter about Nazism, the burning of books, and after books, the burning of people. We were in Berlin at Humboldt University Square and saw a small memorial about this historical event. It was very helpful to think about it again. – Максим: Саме в той час, коли Ви написали листа про нацизм, спалювання книжок і після книжок, спалювання людей. Ми були в Берліні на площі універсітета Гумбальда і бачили невеличкий меморіал про цю історичну подію. Це було дуже корисно, знову думати про це.

Maxim: It was right at the time when you wrote a letter about Nazism, the burning of books, and after books, the burning of people. We were in Berlin at Humboldt University Square and saw a small memorial about this historical event. It was very helpful to think about it again. – Максим: Саме в той час, коли Ви написали листа про нацизм, спалювання книжок і після книжок, спалювання людей. Ми були в Берліні на площі універсітета Гумбальда і бачили невеличкий меморіал про цю історичну подію. Це було дуже корисно, знову думати про це.

Featured Photo: On the night of 20-21 August, Russia launched a missile strike on Mukachevo.  The missiles hit a civilian business, the America Flex plant.  It was reported that 19 people...

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My Love of Books, Knowledge & Learning – Prerequisites for a Holocaust – The Book Burning Already Upon Us – Our Response and Responsibility Now – Book Burning & Children Carted Off

My Love of Books, Knowledge & Learning – Prerequisites for a Holocaust – The Book Burning Already Upon Us – Our Response and Responsibility Now – Book Burning & Children Carted Off

My Love of Books, Knowledge & Learning - Prerequisites for a Holocaust - The Book Burning Already Upon Us - Our Response and Responsibility Now - Book Burning & Children Carted Off *** My...

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Three Long-time Older Friends Taking Their Daily Walk Holding Hands, One with a Cane, Their Usual Fourth Companion I Had Passed Earlier, as She Hurried Along the Sidewalk to Get to Church on Time

Three Long-time Older Friends Taking Their Daily Walk Holding Hands, One with a Cane, Their Usual Fourth Companion I Had Passed Earlier, as She Hurried Along the Sidewalk to Get to Church on Time

Three Long-time Older Friends Taking Their Daily Walk Holding Hands, One with a Cane, Their Usual Fourth Companion I Had Passed Earlier, as She Hurried Along the Sidewalk to Get to Church on Time...

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Me: It bothers me that I live here in peace, when you are in constant danger and turmoil & Alena: We are currently in a tent camp in the Western part of our country. But Oleksii stayed in Kyiv. Pray for all of us.   Я: Мене турбує, що я живу тут у спокої, коли ви в постійній небезпеці та біді & Алєна: Ми наразі в наметовому таборі на заході нашої країни. Але Олексій залишився в Києві. Моліться за нас усіх.

Me: It bothers me that I live here in peace, when you are in constant danger and turmoil & Alena: We are currently in a tent camp in the Western part of our country. But Oleksii stayed in Kyiv. Pray for all of us. Я: Мене турбує, що я живу тут у спокої, коли ви в постійній небезпеці та біді & Алєна: Ми наразі в наметовому таборі на заході нашої країни. Але Олексій залишився в Києві. Моліться за нас усіх.

*** Me: It bothers me that I live here in peace, when you are in constant danger and turmoil & Alena: We are currently in a tent camp in the Western part of our country. But Oleksii stayed in...

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