Ruchi Acharya

"Historical research can tell me what happened. Literature allows me to imagine how it felt to be there." For Ukrainian writer, poet, and visual artist Tetiana Yatsechko-Blazhenko, creativity begins where facts end. Drawing from centuries of family history, archival discoveries, childhood memories, and the living spirit of Ukraine, her work inhabits the space between documentation and imagination. Whether through poetry, prose, painting, or photography, she seeks to preserve not only events, bu

Wingless Dreamer Host: For this edition of Wingless Dreamer’s Author Spotlight, we step into the imaginative world of Brett Salter, the mind behind The Talisman Series—a twelve-book fantasy adventure shaped by dragons, portals, friendship, courage, and a lifelong love for storytelling. From punk-rock lyrics and childhood fantasy adventures to building his own literary universe, Brett’s journey proves that sometimes all it takes to begin is a dare, a story waiting to be told, and the courage...

What does it mean to transform raw human memory into undeniable literary fiction? For retired educator and widely published author Jon Gluckman, the craft of creative writing isn't merely about documenting facts—it is about capturing the emotional weight of living until it lands squarely in the reader’s gut. In his powerful coming-of-age story, Different Geometric Terms Children Should Learn, Gluckman channels decades of classroom observations and deep personal reflection to explore youth,...