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Irena Xapuhova

Stories By Irena Xapuhova

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З життя43 хвилини ago

The Unlovely One

15March2025 The night after the explosion still haunts me. I awoke to a harsh crack, the lights flickering, and a...

З життя53 хвилини ago

If You’re Only Going to Ask Me About Food, Maybe It’s Best You Don’t Call Me Anymore! I Have More Important Things to Discuss Than Daily Chats About Meals, Alright Mum? Do We Have an Understanding?

If you only ever ask me about food, you’d better stop calling! I’ve got bigger things on my mind than...

З життя2 години ago

I Never Forgave

I sat alone in the little village surgery, listening to the old hinges on the wall creak once, twice, once,...

З життя2 години ago

Without a Glance at Her Son, She Left the Pram by the Garage and Strolled Off for a Break.

Without looking at her son, Emily left the pram by a weatherworn garage and slipped away to rest. Her breath...

З життя3 години ago

Stay Still, Say Nothing, You’re in Danger: The Young Woman Without…

Stay still, dont say a word, youre in danger. The ragclad girl with tangled hair and grimestreaked cheeks dragged the...

З життя3 години ago

When I returned from my trip, my belongings were strewn across the lawn with a note: “If you want to stay, live in the basement.”

When I get back from my trip, my belongings lie on the lawn with a note: If you want to...

З життя4 години ago

Discovering that her child was born with a disability, his mother signed a ‘refusal of acceptance’ eleven years ago. This statement was seen by Sanya himself while he was delivering personal files to the medical centre.

When Sam Ivers learned that his newborn child had been born crippled, his mother, eleven years earlier, had filled out...

З життя4 години ago

He Reached His Seventieth Birthday, Having Raised Three Children Alone. His Wife Passed Away Thirty Years Ago, and He…

Arthur reaches his seventieth birthday, having raised three children. His wife died thirty years ago, and he never remarried. He...

З життя5 години ago

A Heartbroken Single Mother Sits Alone at a Wedding, the Focus of…

A lonely, sorrowful single mother sat by herself at a wedding, the subject of whispered ridicule, when a shadowy underworld...

З життя5 години ago

Unattractive

The emergency siren wailed, a sharp crack echoed, and darkness fell over the operating theatre. Slowly the gloom receded and...