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Ksenia Anske

December 30, 2015

Happy 2016, writing monkeys! 2015 in recap.

by Ksenia Anske


Yes, 2016 is the year of the Monkey. No, there are no monkeys in Russia (only in the zoo, munching on vodka-soaked bananas). Yes, in Russia everyone is obsessed with Zodiac shit and, in particular, with Chinese Zodiac Cycle shit, and yes I used to believe it too, in conjunction with divining fortune via playing cards and reading people's traits by their facial features (long nose means long dick and propensity for vigorous sex) and wearing gems that make your liver healthy and procuring mumiyo that is "mountain blood" or "mountain tears" that's supposed to heal anything and everything, and swallowing gold and reading your horoscope to predict your future (making fun of it in TUBE) and all kinds of stuff. Only shows you that if you have none of your own brain, you're eager to follow those who promise you they have some. Did I mention certain charlatans charged water over TV in Russia, making babushkas believe said water could cure their bunions and warts and heart palpitations? Anyway, I digress.

2015 in recap! Another year of writing went by! 

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TAGS: New Year, 2015, 2016, holiday, year in review


December 4, 2014

HOLIDAY BOOK RECS for you bookworms

by Ksenia Anske


Photo by Joel Robison

Photo by Joel Robison

Photo by Joel Robison

Photo by Joel Robison

Behold! Here comes the holiday book recommendation extravaganza bonanza thing! You asked me! About the books! I would recommend you buy! To those bookworms in your life you love! Well then. Here are my choice selection for you this Christmas season. Hey, if my selections will be popular, perhaps I will do this every year. And, the gleaming sparkling glittering books you should buy for everyone are...

Okay, hold on a second. Let me warn you about something.

MY TASTE IN BOOKS IS WEIRD.

Like, it's my own weird taste, and it's as weird as the books I read. So, before you continue reading and trusting me with everything you go, let me point you in the direction of those other great book lists I came across, okay? And not only books, even. 

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TAGS: holiday, christmas, book recs, book gifts, shopping