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Category: Short Story

  • Rooted Destiny – Part 1

    The sky gradually grew dark, and it was hard to make out the plants in the field. The strain of work became unbearable, so the villagers gradually gathered inside their homes. Another day was drawing to a close; they were in a hurry, wanting to escape the biting cold that…

  • Reunion

    You stood there suddenly before me, like a creature born of another world. Fear and courage intertwined within me, and in that instant, I knew I was lost—forever. Love had taken hold of me completely: my soul, my heart, my body, my very existence. I stared at you, unmoving, breathless,…

  • Darkness

    She entered the room, where silent darkness had long found its rest, and she waited. A mixed feeling of longing and fear had befallen her.  She couldn’t even see her hand before her. She wondered: What did I want to do here again? Then she recalled and switched on the…

  • Farewell

    The deep gray sky, a witness to their inevitable encounter, hovered above them, watching, while the heavy rain poured down. Soaked to the bone, Peter and Rose looked at each other gloomily and with suspicion. Nothing remained in their eyes of the great love they had once believed would last…

  • The Chase

    I ran as fast as my feet could take me. I ran so quickly and for so long that breathing became painful; I needed to rest, but if I did, I risked getting caught. I kept running, glancing back now and then to see how close he or it was.…

  • The Final Encounter

    The moment my eyes fell on you, standing in the corner of the crossroads, I was struck by lightning. As if no time had passed, all the passion of our incredible love surged again. I longed to touch you, feel you, shower you with kisses, tasting every cell of your…

  • Agnes & Mephistopheles

    He stood before her, tall and strong, arms akimbo, with unbreakable confidence, in his total black suit. He was her master, that’s how he felt, but he resembled the devil more, with his eyes burning with power, his lips shaping a cunning, satisfying evil smile, and the pencil moustache dancing…

  • Awakening Horizons

    She gazed intently at the poster hanging splendidly before her, took a pleasurable drag on her cigarette, and sipped her coffee, which was enriched with a good shot of brandy. One could say that all of this was like a ritual for her, every late afternoon after her shift in…

  • Not Too Late

    Robert, who was 68 and had been enjoying retirement for about a year, decided to fulfill his childhood dream. This dream was to learn roller skating, or the more modern version, inline skating. One morning, determined, Robert went to an inline skating store to buy a complete outfit. Confidently, he…

  • Christmas Blizzard

    Natalia stood up against the snowstorm on the desert path before her. It was Christmas Eve morning; she was on her way to Natasha, her grandmother, who lived on the village’s other end. Her grandmother struggled to walk alone due to her arthritis, so Natalia picked her up yearly at…