The Restaurant Cooks’ Competition held in Lankaran, Azerbaijan was fast approaching. Anar, owner and sole cook of Shahi, a small eatery on a quiet twist of road, was preparing. Düshbara was repeatedly crafted and tweaked. Fingers cramped and grew weary, but never faltered while folding the small, delicate dough around the even smaller rounds of …
Month: May 2021
Rare Find
Two friends were on vacation. They had spent the first half of their trip sight-seeing in the city, so now they were ready for a quiet adventure. A cab took them to a park where the outskirts of the city was connected by trails to the vast forest and beyond. It took a bit of …
Science Fair
Dilbert was smart. Not child genius smart, but he knew his way around the periodic table. When posters went up around school to advertise the science fair, he knew he wanted to be a part of that. He also knew the judge had a sweet tooth, so he wanted to play on that. It took …
Show and Tell
Kimmie heard Dorothy was going to bring a cow heart to show and tell. Not a real one, of course – Dorothy lives in the city and has never even stepped foot into a butcher shop. No, Dorothy’s cow heart was going to be handmade based off library book pictures. Paper mache or clay, she …
Short Stories For the Strange and Unusual 