by Mari Serebrov | Jun, Fri, 2021 | Uncategorized
The reconciliation “gesture” Germany has just agreed to make in an effort to satisfy its “political and moral obligations” for the first genocide of the 20th century is totally political but hardly moral, according to critics of the deal hashed out over the past six... 
by Mari Serebrov | Nov, Mon, 2020 | Uncategorized
While Nov. 1 is midway between the official beginning and ending of fall here in the U.S., it always seems to usher in a new season for me – one filled with lots of cooking, baking, crocheting and breaking out the sweaters. Following the habit Mom instilled in me... 
by Mari Serebrov | Aug, Wed, 2020 | Uncategorized
Stories can be born in a million ways, but it helps to have a spark and a deadline. My latest published story, “Goat Mountain,” was sparked by a listing in an author’s magazine about a new anthology, Anthropomorphic Regalements, that was seeking folktales starring... 
by Mari Serebrov | May, Sat, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
The world can be a scary placeWith things we’ll never understand.That’s when hatred will take commandUnless we give love the upper hand. That’s part of a poem I wrote for my first grandchild. While most of the poem was written shortly after Izzy was born... 
by Mari Serebrov | Apr, Sun, 2020 | News
There’s a current Facebook activity in the U.S. in which people are posting their senior pictures from high school in a show of solidarity for the #ClassOf2020. When I dug through my old photos to find my senior picture, I was flooded with memories from my last year... 