Месяц: Май 2025

The end of summer was unusually hot. The sun blazed mercilessly, as if trying to scorch everything alive. At the crossroads by the roadside, grandmothers had set up with handmade baskets. Inside were homemade apples smelling of orchards, fresh greens, juicy parsley and dill, cucumbers twisted like old cloves, and tomatoes—juicy, fragrant, freshly picked from […]

And you left everything to them?” Katya saw how her friend looked at her with a confused expression. “You won’t go to the notary and assert your rights? Katya, come on, what are you doing?” Katya shrugged. “Natulchik, what rights? Sergey and I were never officially married. So nothing belongs to me,” Katya sighed. “Nothing […]

Senya was raised by his grandmother and mother. The boy was not spoiled at all — both his mother Tamara and grandmother Nina had such strong characters that even without a father and grandfather, the two women managed to raise the boy. They were strict about his studies, made him read books, and punished him […]

Doesn’t anyone see that my life has turned into an endless Groundhog Day?» — a lock of ash-colored hair fell over the face of an exhausted woman leaning over a sink full of dirty dishes. «Marina, are you almost done? I need a clean shirt!» — an impatient male voice called from the bedroom. Behind […]

Well, that’s it, guys, I’m off!” Roman shouted, jumping onto the step of the already moving train. His friends waved to him from the platform, someone tried to shout something as a farewell. He was smiling. Three years had passed since he returned from the army. During that time, he had managed to get a […]

— What’s that? — I stopped halfway to the station, listening carefully. Crying came from the left — quiet but persistent. The February wind tickled my neck and flapped the edge of my coat. I turned toward the railway, where against the white snow, a dark abandoned switchman’s hut stood out. A bundle lay right […]

— Mom, how long are you going to keep complaining? Your heart hurts — but whose doesn’t at your age? — Lyudmila snapped irritably into the phone. — The more you pay attention to it, the worse you feel. You’re just bothering yourself and stressing me out. And I, by the way, have to get […]

Natalya, a woman of respectable age, as always, opened her eyes long before dawn — when the sun hadn’t even thought of appearing on the horizon yet. For many decades, she was used to greeting the morning first: in the village, you simply cannot relax. Laziness doesn’t go unnoticed here — whether it’s milking the […]