Displaced by the Russian invasion, Vira, carrying little but her precious viola da gamba, is a refugee in the Uniting for Ukraine program.
judith krummeck is the author of a memoir in essays, Beyond the Baobab, about her immigration from Africa to America, and the biographical memoir, Old New Worlds, a finalist in the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence(R) Awards. She hold an MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts from the Univeristy of Baltimore, and she is the evening drive-time host for Maryland's classical music station, WBJC.
