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PENICILLIN

We met on the island. She lived somewhere in the neighborhood around the summer house, belonging to no one in particular – she neither needed nor wanted to have any foster parents. She was an excellent hunter who could provide for herself and her five kittens. Her name was an instinctive inspiration: Penicillin.Continue reading “PENICILLIN”

OFFLINE

Το φοιτητικό σπίτι είχε ήδη υπολογιστή ο οποίος όμως άνοιγε αραιά και που για καμιά εργασία. Μέχρι που το πανεπιστήμιο έδωσε δωρεάν ίντερνετ στους φοιτητές και στο σπίτι εμφανίστηκε το πρώτο μόντεμ. Ήταν κάπου στα τέλη του 1999. Ντάιλ απ, σουσάμι άνοιξε: εικόνες, μέιλ, ντάουνλόουντ, τσατ, ειδήσεις. Πριν κλείσει βδομάδα ήταν ήδη αυτοματοποιημένη κίνηση: είσοδος,Continue reading “OFFLINE”

SAILING BOAT

They had been together for over ten years, now both about to turn forty. Having no children didn’t seem to be an issue. A few years ago they moved to the suburb, in a small basement apartment. It’s important to note that no metro station was in near distance to the house. Neither was anyContinue reading “SAILING BOAT”

Interview

“All my life has been an on-going identity crisis. Sometime fruitful, sometimes not so fruitful”. The reporter smiled vaguely. He didn’t really understand the answer but he had found a great title for the article.

Before dying

The doctor said he didn’t have much time left. He quit his job and decided to spend all his savings before he died. He went to the opera, he bought a present for the neighbor’s children and had dinner in a fancy restaurant. On his next visit the doctor was clear. He only had aContinue reading “Before dying”

Birthday party

It was one of these parties of a friend of a friend, where you basically know only but one person. From the very first moment we entered the party we noticed something weird. It was difficult to point a finger at it. It was something about the crowd. It was a mix of people that couldContinue reading “Birthday party”

Long term relationship

Lately I’ ve been having a constant partner on my bed-side. It’s not someone new. We ’ve known each other for a while. It is one of these relationships that start with mixed feelings and silently grow into major commitments. And as their importance grows so does its presence in your everyday life. And oneContinue reading “Long term relationship”