Trust is a two-way street only one party has established – and it is not the political one – it is us. Certainly, politicians care (about power, influence, and reputation…
Oak Hill High
"You're such a perv!", says Eric and everyone in the hall turns to him. Sabrina stands next to him, adjusting her crop top. "Do you often peep on two people…
Girl with Peaches
The story might start with me going to the nearest supermarket to buy something or just to clear my mind after a noisy office on a Thursday night. I had…
International Trends in The Arts: Roma Futurism – Interview with Mihaela Drăgan
Mihaela Drăgan is an actress, playwright and singer from Bucharest, Romania. In 2014, she co-founded the independent Roma feminist theatre company Giuvlipen (meaning feminism in the Romani language), alongside Zita…
Poem: Polarization
Polarizare de Paul-Daniel Golban necunoscutul împarte întotdeauna lumina în direcții opuse un funigel te îmbrățișează de mâini – vara cea dogoritoare a trecut iar soarele tot mai negru lasă…
Encounter at Jegersberg
Encounter at Jegersberg Everything that I am about to narrate here is true. Yes, I could have mixed up some of the finer details, for I was lost and disoriented…
Azalea: Chapter 2
Azalea: Chapter 2 - Welcome to House Alighieri Azalea had once read ‘if you stare into the void, remember, the void will stare back’ and the ominous outline of…
Book review/recommendation: The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Secret History
Leaves, in crimson red and fiery orange, are pouring down every street corner, as the autumn season comes upon us. What better to do in this cozy and cold weather,…
Short Story: Take-Off
Paul leans back and looks out of the window. The lights of the airstrip get smaller and smaller until they blur into a thin line. Paul has the familiar sinking…
Azalea: Chapter 1
In Light There is Hope, In Darkness, Salvation There is a town, its name lost to the tidings of time, whatever its inhabitants decide to call it, the town…
A Romanian in Norway
PART 1 Du kan aldri krysse havet før du har motet til å miste synet av kysten – You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose…
Short story: Azalea
Prologue “Time may heal all wounds, but the scar remains, festering, threatening to overtake the vessel you once believed you controlled. And once that command is lost, we must relinquish…
Everything is Allowed
Fluttering in the mild, spring wind there is a trace of something. What it is eludes its victims, no word has yet to be invented for its ambience, yet they…
Invention WLD-165135
“Oh, and that Chris Evans in that new superhero movie your brother dragged me to the cinema to see, gosh, would I love to iron his shirt, if you know…