Nighttime blabbering 396

I don't know about you, but the hours here switched. From today we count plus one hour, so yesterday this would be 9 o'clock, while tonight, the added hour says it's 10 o'clock. Therefore, I am sticking to the summertime hours and post this at exactly 22:00 hours. Today was day 2 I thought my …

Nighttime blabbering 395

It snowed for the past two days, so I had something to do with my niece and nephew. Seeing them play, I forget about the quarantine and relax hoping we are going to get through this. After the play in the snow, they change clothes and watch cartoons on the laptop. When that is over …

System failure (story and critique)

Tonight, my beloved Commanders, I offer you a story inspired by the worldwide events that stilled our planet. I offer you a short fictional story with heroes who will be memorized and respected as long as our planet revolves around the Sun. This is how I show my gratitude to doctors, nurses, medical staff, the …

Nighttime blabbering 394

The situation is getting more serious by the hour. We are being informed that Marshal law will be extended to 12 hours a day and that only a special permit may let you go on your business. This is the response after so many people keep disobeying the instructions coming directly from the top of …

System failure (announcement)

The great pandemic never ended and the world fell under the pressure of the destroyed economy. The government failed to provide health care for everybody and somehow, the life moved on leaving weak to perish. Year of fighting against the disease, one by one, countries have declared the immediate stop of granting help. The triage …

Nighttime blabbering 393

As of tonight, my country has declared Marshal law and nobody can leave their home after certain hours. Some firms and services will be working but with shorten working hours. My family and I are safe. It's really hard to follow the rules, even more, when the season of planting seeds is open. If we …

Nighttime blabbering 392

As of tonight, my country has been set in a state of emergency. Only the government-owned business will run, but with a handicap. We are to stay inside, reduce our movement to a bare minimum. I hope that this thing will miss my address like other illnesses did before. I live in a village and …

Nighttime blabbering 391

Screw it, I can't focus on correcting this story that I really like. Something is holding me back and I can't get past the first paragraph. Motivation is all-time low to focus on this damn thing. Therefore, I am beginning a brand new story that I came up with. It's frustrating because half of the …

Nighttime blabbering 390

I tried to write a story and I failed to finish it because it went for too long and by the look of it, the story could've gone even more in length. It's the one I intended for the competition here in the Balkan, so I wrote another that follows the guidelines. I felt pity …

Nighttime blabbering 389

Ah, the international women day. I have fond memories of that day when I was younger. We used to buy carnation for every teacher and female student, sometimes we even bought presents for our mother. Once, we saved up money to buy a set of coffee cups, ceramic, tiny, with a blue plaid pattern on …