The Magic Bullet

Short story by Andrej Novinec I was never the rebellious one, but I knew a man who was. My family lived in the outskirts of Dublin and we weren’t exactly poor, but not lavish or opulent either. If I had to rank us, we’d fall somewhere between the lower middle class...

Love and Contrivance or How Nurio’s Desire Ended His Prime

Rhyming drama by Leja Dvorsek Characters: AUNT, NURIO (AUNT’s nephew), TAZIA (NURIO’s fiancée-to-be), MAID ACT 1, SCENE 1 (Kitchen, where the MAID is silently peeling potatoes and NURIO is fiddling with his bowtie.)   NURIO: (Glances down at his tie) Urgh! It...

Thus Spoke Éamon

Short story by Damir Rackov It was late 2019 and throwing milkshakes at politicians had become the single most authentic form of political protest; the infamous Molotov cocktail had even slipped to third place on the list of most revolutionary concoctions, while the...

The Anthill

Short story by Maja Ina Ruparcic The first time I saw Stephen’s house, I liked it very much indeed. I don’t like it so much now, of course, but I am older now, and wiser—Stephen always says so. I was, I think, very excited to have a bedroom of my own...