Barry Lewis! Barry Fisher! The other day I had to send a message to my friend in Armenia. Since it was late in the evening here in the US, and already past bedtime in Yerevan, I closed the message wishing
𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔! 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑭𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓!
Saroyan and a Haircut
While at university I had stumbled upon William Saroyan, the Armenian-American author, and immediately fell in love with his style of writing from the heart. Saroyan’s values resonated with my ideals during those formative years. “I do not believe in
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Requiem for a Friend
Ann’s 85th birthday was exactly a month ago on Thursday, the 22nd of June. The family celebrations were going to be on the following Sunday, Ann had told me with girlish delight and anticipation. It was also the happiness of
The Story of EK/AB1F
When I realized one day while reviewing my amateur radio logs that I had only a single EK (Armenia) QSO in my AB1F and VU2ABE logs combined– and that too unconfirmed – a thought crossed my mind that I should
Kuchak On The Metro
More than a decade ago, while heading home from work in Washington, DC on the metro, I heard the unmistakable sound of Armenian being spoken. Since this does not happen every day and as it had never happened before, I
A Ukrainian Thanksgiving
It was dark by the time I arrived in the vicinity of my friend’s home. In my haste I had not looked up the address, and all the neighborhood houses, in the dusk, seemed eerily similar. But I need not
The 105th Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
I am not an Armenian (being neither a citizen of that country, nor of Armenian origin), even though the land of my birth, India, was, once upon a time, home to a large diaspora of Armenians, with their history going
Voluntourism With A Difference – Combine Altruism and Adventure
Looking for an opportunity to combine a vacation with some good deeds? Here’s a project that combines altruism and adventure – and, as an added bonus, there’s a tax discount in it as well! I am looking for volunteers to