A talk with illustrator/artist Johnny Sampson about the art racket, comics, music, and the whole kit and caboodle.

A talk with poet Mark Turcotte about his youth in North Dakota and Michigan, his various jobs, and ending up a professor of literature at DePaul University in Chicago.

My mom tells me the recipe for poppyseed roll that her mother-in-law taught her. (in Russian)

A few pages from Olga Tokarczuk's The Books of Jacob.

A talk with Matt Grimm about his quarter-life crisis.

A talk in Russian with my father about his childhood, his love of nature, and the roots of his interest in literature.

A talk in Russian with my mother about her childhood, work in hospital, and early loves.

Practice readings for a performance at Comfort Station on 4/20/23 with music by Keefe Jackson, Aram Shelton, and Jeb Bishop.

Background music by The Dwarfs of East Agouza.

More posters...

A report from my personal Yom Kippur.

Art by Toni LaSelle.

A talk with Chicago writer Jasmon Drain. Read my review of his book, which led to our becoming friends.