About

Vera Sandronsky retired in 2020 from a long legal career with the State of California. She is active with local and national political organizations working for progressive change. She enjoys listening to audiobooks and taking daily walks in her neighborhood. She finds it comforting to be reminded of the everyday wonder of the natural world. She likes to stop and touch the flowers in neighbors’ yards. What looks prickly is often soft. She also likes to observe how the changing light throughout the day illuminates the leaves on the trees.

Publications

“A Year of Learning: One Family’s Bat Mitzvah Journey” was published in Jewish Currents in 2016. https://archive.jewishcurrents.org/a-year-of-learning-one-familys-bat-mitsvah-journey/

“The Reservoir of Silence,” was published in the summer/fall 2022 edition of Wordpeace, https://wordpeace.co/3806-2/

“Motherhood: An Ocean of Love and Change” was published in 2023 by the Sandy River Review. https://sandyriverreview.com/2023/04/10/motherhood-an-ocean-of-love-and-change/

“Changing Colors,” a prose poem inspired by a Renoir painting, was published in July 2024 by Unbroken Journal. https://unbrokenjournal.com 

Future Projects

Vera has written about the death of her mother, with whom she shared a closeness that continues to be a great source of comfort. She is looking for a home in the world for this essay.

Vera has returned to writing poetry (her first creative writing endeavor as a young adult) and is participating in a poetry mentorship with the Writing Salon.