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My mother has been setting the table for holidays all her life. So that everyone has enough to eat, they take it with them, and what they don't take they have to eat for another three days. Otherwise, it's not…

Visiting your grandmother in the village in the summer is a special kind of pleasure. They always feed you deliciously and allow you grandchildren to do whatever they want. But sometimes this grandmother's loyalty borders on complete recklessness. We have…

I used to look at single men over 40 and didn't understand what was wrong with them? They have money, they've managed to acquire property, they look normal, and they seem like a good person. For a woman, they're an…

My mother and father divorced when I was 12. I learned from an overheard conversation that the reason was my father's infidelity. I even saw that aunt – a spunky blonde who worked with him at the factory. When my…

It would seem like such a small thing, but the devil is in the details. Young people, as is customary, decided to get married. The scheme was “perfect”: they met in Maria's apartment, and the groom's apartment was rented out…

Sometimes we complain about fate, about circumstances, and blame other people for doing something wrong. Losses and failures can sometimes seem like a real tragedy to us. Everything is lost, the reference point is lost, and we have to rebuild…

Sometimes life seems to press an invisible pause, slowing down our usual speed and depriving us of a sense of control. Everything starts to happen as if in a dream, plans crumble like sand through our fingers, what we need…

This story was shared with me by a friend who works as a salesperson in the souvenir department of a shopping mall. So, it's February, Valentine's Day is coming soon. A small jewelry island, with other islands with souvenirs and…

I'm doing something I don't like at all, I thought. The vector went astray and I lost my bearings. And why? I've allowed too many irritants into my life. Some constant calls from strangers, someone needs something, imposing other people's…

I rarely take public transportation, but every time I come back with some interesting story or observation… I got on the trolleybus, sat down by the window, and sat there thinking. An old woman entered, and in my thoughts I…