noiembrie 2009

The Last Song

articol de Dan Merisca

The orchestra stopped singing and the showman appeared on the blue velvet covered stage. In a corner, someone called the waiter for a glass of water. The black swan in the marble pool just in the middle of the room, was swelling its feathers… “Ladies and gentlemen, you’ll be listening to the newest musical creation. [...]

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In Amber

articol de Lucian Merisca

Indian summer… and me, shooting clouds. Wind… grass…hill spines… nothingness, silent dissolution, crepitant life. Dog-tired at end of the story, taking pictures… of clouds: nothing else to use your freedom for, socio-computers sanctioning free choice of video-shooting best practice. Freedom is good. It lets you to wear shoe laces, a belt and a pocketful of [...]

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Sphinx

articol de Florin Pîtea

In cyberspace everyone can hear you scream, but nobody actually cares. Now you can rest for a while, and the thing that is thrashing inside your ribcage has some time to wind down. You are going to read a story. No, don’t take your eyes off the text – rest assured it is the kind [...]

1 comentariu Citeste articolul decembrie 2008

Internet

articol de Doru Stoica

It was November and the son of Bubba Winston was seen coming back home, on the old road coming from the City, stepping in the shadow of the red trees, chewed by the blood dripping jaws of autumn, he was just finished the college but he was still an idiot, as we were to realize [...]

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The Witch

articol de Catalin Maxim

Jonathan pushed Meredith against the fence and kissed her. The girl threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his with such passion that it stirred in him things he could not understand. – Do you love me, Jon? – You know I do, Meredith! – Then you will not try to [...]

1 comentariu Citeste articolul septembrie 2008

The Bathroom Door

articol de Marian Coman

Motto: Wait in front of the door if you want it to open to you; Stick to your way if you want to be guided. Nothing is ever closed, But for your own eyes Farid Attar It was a rainy day; one of those late autumns when the sky is flowing slowly in lisping streams [...]

6 comentarii Citeste articolul iulie 2008

Reinventing Don Quijote

articol de Adriana Mosoiu

Alonso Quijano reinvented himself under the name of Don Quijote and became a knight errant. All the knight errants had: 1) a horse and 2) a lady love to worship. So did Don Quijote. He had: 1) Rocinante and 2) Aldonza Lorenza, aka Dulcinea del Toboso. Plus a squire, Sancho Panza, to help him right [...]

3 comentarii Citeste articolul iunie 2008

Fragile

articol de Ana-Maria Negrilă

The two tongues recreated after Madonna’s tongue, a well-known singer a few decades before, were tossing in the foam trying to reach him. However, he had had enough of all these. Damn muscles! They are only capable of rubbing you to death! "No more washing. In fact today it’s my day off." He went in [...]

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Sunrise

articol de Liviu Radu

When I first met him, Halting Sam was very old. He got to look like he was made of skin and bones. Black, rippled, shriveled skin. Bones pricked through it, trying to get out… Although, he was very well dressed, considering the local fashion. His old time fashion that young people were not entirely following. [...]

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Madia Mangalena

articol de Michael Haulica

Madia Mangalena’s face fills the whole screen. The bluish filter emphasizes her discretely retouched eyes. The prophecy of Brodar’s coming is broadcast, on sub-wave. It sticks on passers-by’s brains, penetrates them, takes root, and takes the appearance of Madia from Mangala. There’s not need for a screen anymore, the image is hanging upon cortexes, waving [...]

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