My name is Iryna Baybula. I am Ukrainian and made my home in the USA in 2005. I work as a hemodialysis RN and write fantasy stories on my days off for my little niece Daryna, who lives in Ukraine with her parents. As an immigrant, you need to rediscover yourself through the process of assimilation in a foreign country. And the moment you settle, which takes years, you are reminded in the most brutal way that you had other dreams and can't just give them up. The war in your home country becomes a blatant reminder that there is no more time for procrastination and doubts because life is short and precious, and there is no time to waste. I have loved creative writing since I was a child. I am a storyteller and traveler. I am a reader. I am a good cook—my characters love to have a sound feast. I even bragged about my cooking skills in my third book.
My name is Iryna Baybula. I am Ukrainian and made my home in the USA in 2005. I work as a hemodialysis RN and write fantasy stories on my days off for my little niece Daryna, who lives in Ukraine with her parents. As an immigrant, you need to rediscover yourself through the process of assimilation in a foreign country. And the moment you settle, which takes years, you are reminded in the most brutal way that you had other dreams and can't just...