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The Ozark - Esto Perpetua
My story about the one unique town hidden in the land we call Ozark
Alex Mirsky
Aug 10, 202271 min read


День Независимости
Отредактировано для публикации на TexasMenschStories в 2022. Этот рассказ был написан для эмиграционной газеты под названием "NASA",...
Alex Mirsky
Jul 3, 202217 min read


Большая прокладка
Предисловие автора. Этот рассказ я написал по-английски для американской публики, незнающей русского языка. Ключом истории является игра...
Alex Mirsky
Aug 24, 202118 min read


The Big American Gasket (Parts V and VI of the Stories About the Car)
Part V How I saved the $10.00 for my friend We were in America! Hip Hip Hooray! We had a place to live, and I had a job to pay for it. I,...
Alex Mirsky
Aug 16, 202119 min read


Одна фотография из старого журнала
У меня в библиотеке на средней полке лежит старый журнал. Он из Риги. Чёрно-белое издание, никаких цветных картинок, только голубая...
Alex Mirsky
Aug 3, 202116 min read


The Picture in the Old Magazine
There is an old Jewish magazine on the middle shelf in my library. It is from Riga. It is in the Russian language. All black and white,...
Alex Mirsky
Aug 1, 202116 min read


The First Car I Owned in America (Part IV of the Stories About the Car)
The time has an amazing quality, it is always flowing forwards regardless of whoever you are and whenever you might be. Our new time in...
Alex Mirsky
Mar 12, 202121 min read


My First American Job
For many months before we left, I thought endlessly about our future in America. Ever since we made our final decision to leave the...
Alex Mirsky
Feb 16, 202116 min read


The Lesson to Drive (Part 3)
The one Lesson to drive you shouldn't follow...
Alex Mirsky
Nov 23, 202011 min read


About the Car ( Part 2 )
The short story about my very first an American driver's license
Alex Mirsky
Oct 25, 202012 min read


About the Car (Part 1)
I had a dream. It was to have my own car.
I never had a car back in the USSR...
Alex Mirsky
Oct 18, 202013 min read


My Independence Day
My wife, Lily, managed the resettlement department in the Jewish Family Service of San Antonio in the '90s. I was her most dedicated...
Alex Mirsky
Jul 4, 202034 min read


One more English word to learn
I told and retold this story many times before. Now I decided to put it on paper. Some of my friends already know that story, but to all...
Alex Mirsky
Apr 25, 202015 min read


Tell us about how you met Mom.
Today, Lily and I are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the day we met. It is very suitable to share a little story from the Questions...
Alex Mirsky
Jun 126 min read


Our last day in the USSR
It was 45 years ago today when we made a bold step to leave the city of Riga, Latvia, a place that encapsulated our entire lives. This...
Alex Mirsky
May 1333 min read
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