Publishing house: Janet 45 ANNABEL (2007) Translated by Bistra Andreeva To my sister “For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee…” Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee This story starts in my attic […]
Almost Intimately
Publishing house: Kronos Almost Intimately (2007) Translated by Part one David -1- „…there are inevitable things in life or at least we consider them inevitable which is indeed the same thing…” Christian Bobin, “La Folle Allure” In the dust of the spacious garret words are blending into a buzz. Words are thronging and brimming from […]
The favour
∕To my father∕ The young man from yesterday came again today. He appeared at the same time, around 10.30 a.m. and ordered a double coffee. He was around twenty, with dark brown curly hair and motley coloured eyes. I had a strange feeling at the first moment I saw him. He seemed familiar to […]
A story with a coco nut
My grandmother called on the phone and said she had a surprise for us and suggested we go and visit them. So much her style. She used to be a journalist. She has many connections and always manages to find something exclusive which she presents to us with aplomb. My grandmother is a woman of […]
The ship
She was sitting on the sofa, looking out the big panoramic window. Everything was turned towards the beach and the sea, overflowing in its immensity. The dusk was becoming denser and the water line was merging more and more with the darkening horizon. Only the waves were glittering for a short moment in their sudden […]
A Mermaid
∕Translated by Irina Sholeva∕ The day idly rolled over and stopped in the late afternoon. The parking lot on the outskirts of Burgas was filled with arriving cars. People got out of them, walked along the dusty road, crossed the railroad tracks and continued to the brine pool. In its rusty waters that smell […]