Lana V Lynx
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Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
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The Onion Wars - 2
Ben drove to the industrial part of the town and stopped in front of a huge building with a large Infowars logo on it. The building looked like a long tin can, half-dug into the ground. Jones recognized it as one of his warehouses just by its design, but he’d never been there before. He didn’t even know there was one in Austin.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Fiction
The Onion Wars - 1
Alex opened the door of his Austin mansion in response to a persistently ringing doorbell. He didn’t sleep well at night and decided to stay in bed later than usual. He had nowhere to go after yesterday’s bad news. He hardly managed to pull his silk bathrobe and tie it around his stout short body. Whatever hair he had left on his balding head was disheveled.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Fiction
1,000 Days of War
Cartoon explainer: The rockets are labeled with the Russian words that Putin consistently uses to describe his goals for the Ukrainian war: denazification, demilitarization of Ukraine and protection of civilians in Eastern Ukraine. The last rocket has its true goal - "re-Sovietization."
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in History
A Rose Galaxy
A striking image Of a rose made of galaxies. Can we be alone? *** Author’s note: I truly believe that with all the trillions and gazillions of galaxies out there, we cannot be the only life available. We are probably just neglected and unnoticed. But even then, maybe they are just watching us as an experiment without interfering.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Poets
"Three Comrades" by Erich Maria Remarque
A student answers a literature exam question: Erich, Maria, and Remarque are legendary co-authors who made a tremendous contribution to the world literature. Their novel "Three Comrades" is an autobiographical work that tells us about how this brilliant creative triumvirate came to be. Historians claim that both Erich and Remarque were simultaneously deeply in love with Maria. Thus, in addition to their collaborative writing, the authors were involved in a love triangle. Perhaps it is precisely because of their personal entanglement that the works of Remarque, Erich, and Maria are filled with profound insights into human nature and life wisdom.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Fiction
7 Days of Grieving - 7
I didn't sleep well last night at all. Partly because of Spike Lee's movie watched the night before and partly because of my worries for my personal future and plans for the next four years. I'd fall asleep a couple of times but then would be jolted out of it by the realization that we only have about two months of relatively normal life. And then the elephant with a demolition chained ball will enter our fragile little shop of the American democracy.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Journal
"I'm Claustrophobic!"
A man answers the doorbell in his high-rise building apartment and sees his beautiful neighbor, clearly distressed. "I locked myself out!" she says, "I was taking the trash out and forgot to take the keys. My dog and cat are inside. They must be freaking out!"
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Fiction
7 Days of Grieving - 6
Today was a busy and hard day. After I was done with all my four classes, I had a short conversation with my mother as I had to rush to a committee meeting. Mom lives in Russia and our Skype communication is one-way: she calls me when she can, I cannot reach her at all. So I pick up whenever she calls, even for a short call. Mom called me the first time today right in the middle of the class I was teaching. My students were amused to hear me speak Russian to her as I was making sure that nothing major bad happened and asking her to call me back later. She called about an hour later and we exchanged all the family news (we rarely talk politics as it is simply not safe). After that, I went to my Assist Committee meeting.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Journal
