Yaga M StaretzYaga Staretz Brady is a writer and longtime theater director based in Philadelphia, where she has been a vital force at The Stagecrafters Theatre for many years. Brady draws deeply from her cultural heritage and artistic experience to craft stories tat explore memory, identity, and the quiet resilience of survival.Her decades of directing have shaped her narrative voice-introspective, layered, and richly attuned to the emotional truths of human experience. I Was A Willow is her debut novel. Read More Read Less