Category Archives: survival

HOW LONG IS TOO LONG FOR HISTORICAL FICTION?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

This stained glass window photo is from the church I attended as a child and remained a member until it closed in 2011. Revisiting the church a little over a year ago started me on this journey–to write about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians, Books, Church, Fiction, historical fiction, Immigrants, research, survival, Writing | Tagged Armenians, Books, Characters, family, historical fiction, novel, Research, writing | 4 Comments

SNEAK PEEK: THE EYES HAVE IT

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Enjoy this sneak peak at THE EYES HAVE IT! Kuwait–Saudi Arabia Border—1991 Josh’s Arabic was rudimentary. He understood it better than he spoke it, although even that was rough. But the most flawless Arabic wouldn’t have made this conversation with … Continue reading →

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THE ARMENIAN TAPESTRY

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

A-no’o-nus Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse. Hal’/lee a-me-ree-ga-tsee yem. Hos yem. My name is Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse. I am Armenian American. I am here. It has been a while since I have posted about my Armenian book project. Happily, that is because … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians, family, Genocide, Grief and Loss, Immigrants, Resilience, Strength, survival | Tagged Armenians, families, Immigrants, Relationships, Resilience, Strength | 4 Comments

Survival Tips for a Pandemic, aka Zombies.

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Source: Survival Tips for a Pandemic, aka Zombies. We all do a certain amount of skimming across blog sites and internet sites – who has time (or reads fast enough) to read every site you hit on? That said, it … Continue reading →