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A Man of Many Names

by Andrei Guruianu [USA] He was thinking about home, so didn’t notice the girl standing next to him.  Leaning in toward him, she said close enough to his ear that he could smell the wintergreen of her chewing gum. “You’re not from around here.” “Not really.”  He smiled, embarrassed now at not having noticed her. “You’re […]

The mirror

by Marina Popescu [Romania] translated from Romanian by William Oxley & Iulia Vieru [MTTLC student] edited  by Robert Fenhagen      The man opened his closet, where reigned order and tidiness.    Impeccable shirts hung on expensive hangers, and suits slept in their coat covers.        On the right, black, shiny shoes were lined on (special) shelves, and […]

Haifa

by Florentina  Crăciun Fabiola [Romania] translated by Graham Mummery & Dorina Burcea [MTTLC student] pentru versiunea română click aici   Hayfa was a beautiful half-Turkish, half-Romanian girl. Being an orphan at a young age, her mother, Samira, had been adopted by a Romanian family. She was given a good education but unfortunately she lost them […]

Muse – inverted Fibonaccian poem

by Marius Surleac Throwing the smooth clothes, burning the heart that remained without silence in solid echoes, she came from nowhere, from black and white, now and never Her bosoms I touched became one with the hand … my fingers became

Bits – Descriptive painting

by Marius Surleac A big large room, 2 matches, 1 bulb which flickers, 3 silhouettes: 1 boy and 2 girls, one bottle of water, 2 bottles of whisky, one opened window, one thermometer, 6 nipples: 2 smaller, 2 a little bit bigger and 2 huge ones. Once in a while … 4 feet, 1 match […]

Celebration

by Ioana Jucan The car .. was being driven safely on the asphalt highway. It was a newly purchased 280-hp, 3.6 liter V6 VW Passat as white as the thick head of foam of freshly boiled milk. It was a dragon-car neither too big nor too small – exactly the perfect size for its four […]

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