I write because I love it, and it shows.
Hello! My name is Oksana Marafioti, and I'm an American writer of Armenian and Russian Romani descent. I'm also a classically trained pianist, and a recovering cinematographer. In 2010 I contributed a short story to "The Perpetual Engine of Hope," an anthology featuring stories written by seven Las Vegas writers. The "Fairy Tale Review" published my story "Krivoye Lake" in 2012. My memoir "American Gypsy" (FSG, 2012) describes my experiences in the former Soviet Union and my emigration to the United States as a fifteen-year-old just before the breakup of the USSR. My writings have appeared in Slate and Time magazines. I am a 2013 Black Mountain Institute-Library of Congress Kluge Center Fellow, and a part-time university English professor. And yes. This is really me.
Work Terms
My hours can be flexible, especially if there's a pressing deadline. E Mail communication. Paypal payment.