“Pregnancy, about five or six weeks,” the doctor said, dropping her instrument into the tray and pulling off her latex gloves. “Are you planning to keep...
Fragments of Friendship Emma comes home after a long day. She unlocks the door and slowly, almost mechanically, takes off her boots. Her movements betray her...
Simon travelled down from the city to visit his aunt, his late mothers older sister. On her deathbed, Simons mother had asked him to look after...
Mothers Love Emily, its Margaret Turner. Have you fed Thomas yet? The voice on the other end of the line sounded as if she was asking...
The Key to Happiness Trouble in your love life? asked Mrs Margaret Wilkinson, tilting her head and giving her new lodger a measured once-over. Her gaze...
The Upstairs Neighbour Helen, where have you put my saucepan? The big one I make stew in? Mrs. Green, it was in the middle of the...
In the bleak days of 1943, in a quiet English village tucked far from the worlds roar, she wore her widows black with such a graceful...
The Cost of a Second Chance I stood opposite Emily in our lounge, slightly hunched forward, trying to coax her into opening up to me. I...
A Letter from Myself The envelope was orange. Bright, outrageously solike a tangerine in a January snowbank. Lying amongst council tax bills and takeaway leaflets in...
She stepped out of the limousine and knelt down in the mud: The secret of the white coat and old scar Today, something happened that left...
Nuo ketvirto aukšto laiptinės, kur stoviu su šluota rankoje, girdžiu beveik visą pokalbį per ventiliacijos groteles – akustika šiame name...
בכל בוקר, כשיורם קדוש רכב על האופניים בשעה שש וחצי לכיוון השוק בשכונת הכרמל בחיפה כדי לפתוח את דוכן הפרחים...
Белите кецове на Еко Казвам се Даниела и от шестнайсет години продавам балони и пуканки на ъгъла до пешеходната зона...
Nincs rá szép szó, nincs rá helyes mondat. Egyszerűen hiányzol, anyu. Négy éve mondom ezt magamban minden reggel, mióta elmentél....
A Bracciano, sulle rive del lago, c'è una villetta con le persiane verdi che Ettore Bastiani conosce a memoria: ci...
Jmenuju se Vojtěch Hrabal a šestnáct let jsem dělal vrátného v domě na Korunní ulici, kde ve čtvrtém patře bydlel...
Първото, което Богдана Христова забеляза в мен, беше обувките ми. Второто — че не си направих труд да ги обясня....
שלום, אמא. זאת אני. יעל כתבה את זה בשתיים ושבע עשרה בלילה, על המחברת הישנה שאמא השאירה במגירת המטבח ברחוב...
Nehezen mondom ki, hogy ez most rólam szól. Harminckilenc éves vagyok, erdésztechnikusként dolgozom a Bükkben, és négy éve minden hajnalban...
Girininkas Kazimieras Vaitkus tą rudenį vos spėjo apeiti savo valdas – Dzūkijos nacionalinio parko pakraštį, kur pušynas susilieja su pelkynu....