A Short Story by Yordan Yovkov. Translated by Cathy Kostova While defending him from the dogs, Petar the Shepherd realized that this unknown peasant hadn’t come to him just like that, but rather some misfortune was chasing him. That’s why he got angry at the dogs, drove them away, and looked at the peasant again. […]

A Short Story by Elin Pelin. Translated by Cathy Kostova It rained all Sunday! Quietly, softly, day in and day out. It rained without stop – it watered mother Earth, then a gentle breeze blew and cleared the sky. The warm autumn sun shone across the fields. The soil dried up just enough. The weather