Valya Dudycz Lupescu
Valya Dudycz Lupescu has been making magic with food and words for more than 20 years, incorporating folklore from her Ukrainian heritage with practices that honor the Earth. Valya is the author of The Silence of Trees (Wolfsword Press) and founding editor of Conclave: A Journal of Character. Along with Stephen Segal, she is the co-author of Forking Good (Quirk Books) and Geek Parenting (Quirk Books) , and co-founder of the Wyrd Words storytelling laboratory. Valya earned her MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her publications include, The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Kenyon Review, Culture, and Strange Horizons.
“Mama. I chose you.”
Valya Dudycz Lupescu
“Shared joy is double joy," he said brushing a tear from my cheek, "and shared sorrow is half the sorrow.”
Valya Dudycz Lupescu
“With food, we feed our bodies. With family, we feed our spirits. And we are family.”
Valya Dudycz Lupescu
“When he looks into your eyes, tells you he loves you-and the pickled herring and onions are stronger than his voice-yet you still smile. You still want to be close to him. Yes, then you have found love.”
Valya Dudycz Lupescu
“Remember that stories are more than just words, more than fairy tales. They are magic.”
Valya Dudycz Lupescu