Childperspective Histoires

Stefan is struggling to understand his mother's unexpected death. Atara wants to find a new life in a new country. Their paths intersect in a strange encounter, and so starts a journey of questions. In a troubled world, both of them want security... Stefan wants a mother's love, Atara longs for her family. But both boy and woman must find certainty in something they were never looking for... something much higher than themselves.

This short story was written for the 2019 Mad Day Contest. Four-year-old Gertie is a real princess living in a real castle. But her older sister just doesn't understand that -- until she takes her new medication...

First story - a blissfully memory.

Thrown between family issues, hostel struggles, first love, betrayal, and dreams, Luna grows from a shy village girl into a strong young woman. Her story is about courage, choices, and finding her own path when the world pulls her in different directions.

Hur är det att ha en mamma som inte är som alla andra? Och vem är hon egentligen den där mamman? Detta är frågor som denna kortnovell cirklar kring.

He grew up in the passenger seat of a worn-out taxi. Now he's driving toward the fastest league in the world. In the city of steel and smog, where fame is faster than truth, a boy chasing the memory of his father finds himself racing for more than money or glory. Illegal streets, underground fame, broken friendships - and a league where speed is survival. But the higher he rises, the deeper the secrets run. And when the past catches up, it won't be the finish line he has to cross - it'll be the line between loyalty and betrayal. 🏁 Speed built his dream. The streets built his soul. But what if the system he races for... is the one that destroyed everything?

This story tells the typical perspective of someone's first day at a new school, something that we all experience and usually all dread.

When the Winters family moves into a suspiciously cheap house, they chalk it up to luck-and a desperate need for a fresh start. Their old home was crumbling, after all. But for five-year-old Sadie, their new house feels... Odd. She starts seeing things. Hearing whispers. And blaming strange happenings on things no one else can see. Her parents think it's just her imagination-or maybe one of her usual tricks. After all, Sadie does have a reputation for getting into trouble. But when her younger sister Kate-only three and still potty training-starts talking to someone who isn't there, and her odd older brother Sam begins acting even stranger... the family realizes something may be terribly, truly wrong with their new home. Sometimes, kids see what adults refuse to believe - Silent Truths

The Bosnian Muslim family escapes the wrath of the Orthodox Christian Serbs, trying to ethnically cleanse the Bosniaks and the family tries to make a difference. But everyone knows that such inhumane acts know no religion.