Short stories
“Next!” the judge shouted, while the guards carried the defendant away by the arms. The next defendant had to wait for some minutes to sit on his chair because some guards were mopping the blood spots left by his predecessor.… Continue Reading
In the beginning Pacha created the upper world, where everything hanged upside down. He built the stars and surrounded them with planets, satellites and asteroids. He saw what he had made and he was well pleased so he said: ‘Let… Continue Reading
The trip to the Azores was more than I had expected. I chose the Flores island because tectonically speaking, they are part of America. For a European, there’s nothing farther from the hustle of everyday life. The islands are in… Continue Reading
Dave had been living in Poland for seven years now, and he’d almost gotten used to all the Polish odd customs. One of the things he still struggled with was the extreme heating in winter time. No matter the actual… Continue Reading
Vivian crumpled her feelings into a ball of paper and threw it over her backyard wall with such aim that it hit Tom on the head precisely when he was deliberating on the most powerful words to describe his feelings… Continue Reading
The defense attorney presented his argument to the court: “These kids may not be a good example of anything; they may be complete imbeciles, but they’re innocent.” There was a deep silence in the audience, which was protracted by the… Continue Reading
The journey from Poznan to Poltava wasn’t so long. We took the highway I think, because it was very smooth the whole way, except for some hiccups at customs. Ukraine is the biggest European country and I’ve traveled from Eastern… Continue Reading
He’d gone out with this girl back in Ukraine when he was still young; she was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen back then and even now, after fifteen years of voluntary exile all over Europe, he hadn’t seen… Continue Reading
I ride the tram across Poznan, and many scenes flash into my eyes. Buildings lurking behind others, steep tile roofs and eighteen-century-English chimneys scattered all around. I see cement, granite, brick and mortar; I see wood, bunches of wild trees,… Continue Reading
Poznałem Asię pewnego pochmurnego popołudnia. Ja właśnie skończyłem pracę i ona płakała z egoistycznej rozczarowania na ławce publiczny w pobliżu przystanku, gdzie czekałem na mój tramwaj abym jechać do domu. Widziałem ją przyjść z gracją i usiąść też z gracją… Continue Reading