HALP!! #4 QUESTIONABLE ADVICE BY GENIA BLUM

/ Genia Blum / Letters & Essays
It’s mystifying why the podcast gurus you follow advocate “loving yourself” but offer no practical advice on being kind to others...

Let Me Clarify #14: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
Years ago, I survived a massive overdose. My near-death experience left me grateful for the second chance at life, and removed all anxiety about a future demise.

Let Me Clarify #11: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
One of the worst examples of my bad behavior occurred on Christmas Day.

Let Me Clarify #10: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
I have a loud voice, and I have opinions. Observe me at social events, when small talk devolves into descriptions of the weather.

Let Me Clarify #9: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
Almost every night, a witch appeared at the side of my bed, wrapped her bony arms around me and dug her sharp nails into my back.

Let Me Clarify #8: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
Accompanied by my son, I was back at Lucerne’s Museum of Art a few weeks later, channeling my father’s vocal volume at the ticket counter.

Let Me Clarify #7: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
Preserving ethnic heritage was more important to my parents than adapting to a country that had offered them asylum and citizenship.

Let Me Clarify #6: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
My acquaintance is overly concerned with age and appearance—especially mine.

Let Me Clarify #5: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
My second escape bid from Winnipeg was more successful: I got hitched to a Dutch ballet dancer.

Let Me Clarify #4: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
My father fled Ukraine after World War II with only the proverbial shirt on his back. He met my mother in an Austrian displaced persons camp.

Let Me Clarify #3: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
In seventh grade, I fell under the spell of a perky blonde whose come-hither tongue caressed her glossy lips...

Let Me Clarify #1: Unsolicited Advice by Genia Blum

/ Genia Blum / Misc
I keep a Swedish laundry basket in my bedroom, hand-woven of a single, acid-proof, stainless steel wire, shiny as hell.

Vlad Interviews: Genia and Daria Blum

/ Vlad Savich / Interviews
Like bad literature, a form of “fake ballet” exists, practiced by those inept in the use of this language