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About Lazar Trubman

Lazar Trubman came to America in 1990 as a political refugee from a small town in the ancient land of Transylvania, after experiencing firsthand the hospitality of the Committee of State Security (KGB in common parlance) for five long years. After obtaining degrees in philology and linguistics, he taught languages and European literature at several colleges in the United States. In 2017, he settled in North Carolina to dedicate the rest of his time to writing. He is married with three grown children. His short fiction has recently been published by Adelaide Magazine.

The Mill Stones of History

Lazar Trubman

The Millstones of History

My wife always thought that someday I’d be a big success. She talked about it since we got married, enthusiastically in the beginning, particularly when she became pregnant with our first daughter, … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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