Section

Stories

Short stories by Pilo Zyba and the Albanian writers we publish.

Limping Asphalt

L I M P I N G A S P H A L T - A Story The teacher came out of the school clutching her small bag. In it she kept her most essential things. She cast...

Pilo Zyba19 February 2010

Stories

One Road for Two Loves

Happy birthday... Kosovo ONE ROAD FOR TWO LOVES A Story “Vid, vid, vid,” Lumturia called her little dove, and he opened his wings like a parachute and…

Pilo Zyba17 February 2010

Stories

A Mother’s Worry

Sidorela stuck the “knock before you enter” sign on her bedroom door, smiled at her mother, and vanished into the depths behind the doorframe. She took it with her like...

Pilo Zyba18 January 2010

Stories

The Bird in the Cage

“Pah!” he spat bitterly, looking away from the television screen. “Waiter! Another whisky, no ice.” For days, relations between the two countries had hung in the balance.…

Pilo Zyba6 September 2009

Stories

Hunting After Midnight

When I left the house and went to the hotel door, I glanced at my watch; it was past eleven at night. I sent my friend a message with a whistle, just like back in our ch...

Pilo Zyba6 September 2009