Irena Pasvinter real life stories short stories Friday, August 19, 2016 A Fancy Hat by Irena Pasvinter <i>In 1950s Soviet Russia, Vera wonders if her hero-worship of Joseph Stalin might be misplaced; by Irena Pasvinter.</i><br><br> On the night of March 6th, 1953, Vera did not sleep. <br><br> Paralyzed, she sat near the radio, listening to the gloomy music, waiting for official announcements. Every hour the same medical bulletin on Comrade Stalin's condition emerged from the black speaker. A grave voice reported om… Read more Labels: Irena Pasvinter real life stories short stories 4 comments:
Irena Pasvinter real life stories very short stories Sunday, July 12, 2015 Time to Die by Irena Pasvinter <i>A nobleman faces his execution but intends to have the last word; by Irena Pasvinter.</i><br><br> The door opens. My eyes are used to perpetual gloom of the cell - the intrusion of light is unwelcome. From the top of the stairs my jailer gawps at me as if I were an exotic beast trapped in a travelling circus cage. <br><br> "Come," he says. <br><br> "What time is it?" <br><br> "Time to die." He is smili… Read more Labels: Irena Pasvinter real life stories very short stories 7 comments:
funny stories Irena Pasvinter very short stories Friday, July 5, 2013 A Comma in Coma by Irena Pasvinter <i>An Oxford comma recovers from a heart attack in Irena Pasvinter's amusing grammatical jaunt.</i><br><br> Allow me to introduce myself: Oxford comma. Some call me serial comma, but I prefer Oxford. I hate serial - it's a killers' word. Call me Oxford comma or Harvard comma (if you have a grudge against Oxford). <br><br> I bet you've always thought that commas are just speechless punctuation gadgets. … Read more Labels: funny stories Irena Pasvinter very short stories 5 comments:
Irena Pasvinter real life stories short stories Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Lucky Day by Irena Pasvinter <i>Irena Pasvinter recalls the response of her Byelorussian school and her family to the Chernobyl disaster.</i><br><br> Some days promise nothing unusual, but all of a sudden you get terribly lucky. May 7th, 1986, was a day like that: alarm clock, closing my eyes again, Mom with, "You'll be late," fried eggs for breakfast, school, the first three lessons over. <br><br> And then something incredible happ… Read more Labels: Irena Pasvinter real life stories short stories 7 comments:
