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 #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 #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.