Wind Speed Over the Valparaíso Gantry
A short story about a veteran crane operator in Valparaíso racing a closing tide window while the wind climbs toward the limit and everyone…
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Twenty Minutes of Bear Watch on the Shore
A short story about a wildlife guard on a Svalbard beach, eleven tourists, one small boat, a curious polar bear on the tideline, and a…
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Forty Minutes Before the Narva Platform
A short story about a strict ticket inspector on the last train east from Tallinn, a boy with no ticket and a forged letter, and forty…
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Snow Report from the Albula Pass
A short story about a Swiss road keeper, alone in his pass hut on a February night in 1974, who must decide whether to open the road for a…
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Seventy Minutes of Silence in Hall Four
A short story about an exam invigilator in Daejeon who, during the silent listening section of Korea's college entrance exam, must decide…
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