The Hunger_The secret is in the sauce_The Shiva, 1955_Shadows of another world
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The Hunger
I do not know how long it takes for a person to perish under the conditions that we found ourselves in that winter, but I would guess that we were not far from meeting our maker. It was a mistake to try and cross those lands so late in the year. I know that now. I should have known it then. Only fools would have done what we did. Can you imagine being so sure of something that you would bet your life on it?We weren’t any more than eighty miles from our destination before the snow began to fall. Winter had found us and with it came death. What once was a passable mountain trail quickly turned t...
The secret is in the sauce
Chiara gathered what she needed to start cooking. She peeled onions with no hurry, layer by layer. As the tears flowed down from her face, she thought of Nonna Giulia. “When you’re sad bella, it’s a good idea to cook, you can cry all you want while you peel onions.” Cooking relaxed Chiara. The aroma of fresh herbs and ripe tomatoes from her grandmother's orchard brought to her memories of happier times.Every Sunday her family had dinner at her mother’s place. This time it was a special occasion; her mother’s seventieth birthday.I hope Gino is in a better mood tonight; lately, he’s been actin...
The Shiva, 1955
The Shiva, 1955For the rest of her life, the smell of pickles and pastrami would be the smell of death.Irene was 13 years old, and her mother was dead. Even after everything – the ambulance, the hospital, the horrible evidence of her relatives taking turns shoveling dirt onto the coffin, Irene couldn’t believe that her mother was really gone. Now there were all these people (so many people!) gathered back at the house, nibbling on plates of deli meat and coleslaw, talking about Mama in the past tense. For a moment, she wondered if it was all an elaborate joke they were playing on her. Maybe M...
Shadows of another world
Dear sir or madam, I am writing to inform you of a mysterious stranger appearing in our neighborhood. This inpidual has been seen lurking about shadowy spaces and hiding among the www.onedoor.ccshrubbery. At first I thought it was strange that a person would do this. Why would they need to hide? What was it they were hiding from? I began to follow them as best I could without being seen. This was not an easy feat as they seemed especially cautious and sensitive to the slightest sound. I had to keep my distance.It began around five in the afternoon. I quickly saw the form's shadow pull away from the bushes a...