On Making Wishes
It is true that I’m talking to a photo, but I’m not crazy. Neither am I a durochka. Fools are oblivious, at least those from my childhood fairy tales. I, on the other hand, am perfectly aware of the problem.
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Oksana Marafioti
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Oksana Marafioti is an American writer of Romani-Armenian descent, and the author of American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). Her writings have appeared in various publications, including TIMEand Slate. She has spoken extensively on social reform and cultural diversity. Most recently, Oksana was a guest speaker on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, the American Library Association, and on a televised C-Span panel titled, Race and Ethnicity in 21st Century. Oksana is a recipient of the BMI-Library of Congress Kluge Center Fellowship. Presently, she is a Guest Lecturer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.