Slavic mythology, poetry, and the creative life.
This is a space for the stories that linger. You’ll find Slavic myths retold, original poetry, book reviews, and honest writing about the creative life — the work behind the work, and the life behind the work. Old stories have always carried something we haven’t quite named yet. That’s why we keep returning to them.
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There is something strange about creating in times like these. The noise isn’t the kind you can turn down. It isn’t traffic or a television left on in another room. It’s the particular loudness of a media cycle that has learned to live on dread, the one that needs you…
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Slavic Mythology
Gods, spirits, and old tales
My Poetry
Poems for the moments that don’t fit
The Creative Life
On writing, making things, and building a creative career
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Bleak Day
I feel so bleak I hate being weak Under the weather Not holding the reins A cocktail of clichés The day is sunny But, isn’t…
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Ready Player One Movie: A Frolic Down the Memory Lane
It is a common occurrence that as soon as a book-based film gets released the critics start raving about how much better the book was.…
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Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Ishiguro’s Nocturnes
It is oft said that even the best of novelists hone their skills on short stories since they contain more or less the same elements…
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Middle of Nowhere
Mosquitoes on the glass Peer at the breathing mass Rubbing their dainty hands Expecting a feast in the sands In the midst of these parched…
About Me
I’m Erna — writer, poet, devoted cat lady, and a marketer who came to it the strange way, through stories. Slavic mythology sits at the heart of this space, alongside original poetry, book reviews, and honest writing about the creative life.
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MY BOOKs
Beneath the Surface
Beneath the Surface is a poetry collection about the things we don’t say out loud — the secrets, the weaknesses, the quiet monsters of everyday life. Read more.
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