Stories

I met Maicol at primary school, but only three years ago I understood how worthy he was. He went within a split time from barely...

“What time is it?” “A quarter to nine already”. “What shall we do? Shall we order?” “I would say yes. I think we have waited too long...

As the day was pleasant, Madame Valmondé drove over to L’Abri to see Désirée and the baby. It made her laugh to think of Désirée...

I Eeldrop and Appleplex rented two small rooms in a disreputable part of town. Here they sometimes came at nightfall, here they sometimes slept, and...

There were once six blind men who stood by the road-side every day, and begged from the people who passed. They had often heard...

The white man, leaning with both arms over the roof of the little house in the stern of the boat, said to the steersman-- "We...

I get up. So do you get up. We are pleased with each other. Why are you. Because we are hopeful. Have you any reason to be. We have reason...

My name is Alina and I am Romanian: I know that people look at me even when I buy groceries at the supermarket. I...

“Excuse me, madam, may I sit here?” “Please sit down.” “Do you love this opera too?” “I love in particular all operas.” “I've never seen you here.” “I only...

The buying of orchids always has in it a certain speculative flavour. You have before you the brown shrivelled lump of tissue, and for...