Easterneurope Stories

Charles Bukowski meets Emir Kusturica-Balkan style! A humorous, gritty memoir, How to Find and Lose a Job in the Balkans, follows the chaotic daily life of a young man navigating the turbulent Balkan reality. No matter how hard he tries to find employment, he breathes a sigh of relief every time he loses it. A colorful parade of characters passes through his life, but the only constants are his love for women, booze, and above all, his grandmother. Perfect for fans of Charles Bukowski, John Fante, and dark, unfiltered storytelling. Note: This book contains explicit language and profanity! Copyright © 2026 Zlatan Calminsky. All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission from the author. This is a work of nonfiction.

All Matthew Winters ever wanted was to get away from his mother and have a normal life. He didn't wish for a lot of friends or a high paid job, just a simple one that could get him though life. His decision of going across the ocean to his father's homeland seemed like a splendid idea at first - no one would ever bother to even think he might've gone there. It wasn't until it got so complicated that his mind regretted and his heart gave in, that he came to the realization how much of a poor choice he had made.

Avery is finishing her last two years of high school at a French school in Kyiv, Ukraine. She starts to meet friends and get feelings for a girl, but everything changes one day when something...something unexpected happened. New chapter every Monday and Thursday morning. "I get off the plane and walk into Boryspil International Airport. My short dark brown hair doesn't go past my bottom of my head. I'm wearing a thicker dark grey hoodie, a shirt from one of my favorite artists, and some normal blue jeans. My shoes are black with white on the bottom and the laces are white." Cover made by me in Canva.

This book will include different languages, however that will not change how the story flows and you don't need to be able to understand the language to be able to enjoy this book. Now, onto the preview: -♥- Morissa ran through the forest as fast as she could. Unlike the rest of the girls, she ran towards the origin of the loud boom; she was always a curious girl since she was young. Morissa skidded to a halt when the forest abruptly ended. The forest ended? That's impossible! Morissa was baffled as she breathed heavily, but what struck her as even more odd than the fact that the forest ended was the strange animal in front of her. It had a silky white coat. She wanted to touch it. So badly. Morissa looked at the ground, the color white reflected back at her. It looked solid, but she was unsure....

"This alliance just keeps getting more and more complicated..." Set briefly during 'Civil War' but mostly during 'Black Panther'. The nations of Sokovia and Wakanda have been allies for decades. Following the Sokovia Accords, Princess Kalyna of Sokovia, also known as the Firebird, goes to the isolated nation to witness the crowning of the new king. Their alliance was always complicated, but the events that occur will only complicate it more... Not to mention the blooming possible romance between her and T'Challa. Part of my Infinity Series

Just tales from the deadliest front of World War 2 Note: All characters here are fictional, but not the war.

Author's autobiography typed in the style of an entertaining fictional novel. Except, there is no fiction. Only truth. For I have lived: A life of adventure & pain. A life of growth & deceit. A life of learning & battles, This is a story of my pursuit of ethics & wisdom in a society with none

VILNIUS, SEPTEMBER 1987. Summer is over. The air smells of change and cheap cigarettes. Jake, Tricky, Fresh, and King stand once again before the gates of their high school: four friends bound by a forbidden passion - graffiti. Hidden in alleys and away from prying eyes, they paint dreams in color on gray walls, defying a world that refuses to change. Jake is impulsive and rebellious, and that's why he spent the whole summer doing house chores after getting caught tagging a wall around the city. Yutani, a year older, quiet and studious, watches him with a mix of curiosity and disapproval. He teases her, she corrects him - yet between them grows a silent connection, built on irony, glances, and half-spoken words in the school corridors. Meanwhile, Tricky keeps chasing her dream of becoming a dancer, Fresh hides behind his music, and King, increasingly weighed down by his family's financial struggles, starts missing classes to help his parents at their small shop. Days go by - lessons, small dramas, and secret murals painted under the cover of night. And in the air, they can all sense something dark approaching, though none of them can yet tell what it is. When the summer of 1988 arrives, the friends escape for a few weeks to Klaipėda, where Fresh's aunt Ella lives. There, among the beaches and the Baltic sunsets, Tricky meets Brody - a foreign boy who has recently moved to Lithuania after his parents found work in the coastal city. Between them sparks a brief, intense story, full of music, dancing on the sand, and whispered secrets. But as summer ends, Tricky and Brody decide to part ways, accepting that what they shared was just a moment in time. Meanwhile, King decides to leave school to help his family, promising, however, that he won't leave his friends behind. Jake and Yutani, between banter and small gestures, grow closer - close enough to care, but not yet enough to say "I love you" on the last day of school.

(będzie po ANGIELSKU, tylko opis po polsku póki co) Wczesne lata 2000. Stare blokowisko na obrzeżach miasta, gdzie dźwięki zegara i kapanie z nieszczelnych kaloryferów są jedynym towarzystwem. W tej betonowej pustce mieszka były student filologii, który nigdy nie wyjechał, nie zrobił kariery, nie wyszedł z siebie. Został i w mieście i zarazem, w sobie. Opowiadanie ma formę dziennika, bohater prowadzi zapiski o swojej codzienności - dziwnej, zwykłej, pustej, ale przesiąkniętej paranoją i zniekształceniem rzeczywistości. Granica między melancholią, stygmatyzacją a czymś nieludzkim zaczyna się zacierać. „Mróz" to horror psychologiczny, łączący intymność z obłędem. Hope y'all enjoy this piece of shi- !!Opowiadanie nie ma na celu urazić osób z podobnymi objawami, jest to oczywiście, realistyczne opowiadanie ale nie bierzcie tego do siebie, nie porównujcie siebie z bohaterem i zjawiskami zawartymi tutaj (i najlepiej jakby nikt się nie utożsamiał z nim ;'D)(a jeżeli już tak jest, proszę pogadajcie z kimś o tym.)!! !Będzie to w miarę zapisane tak, by docierało do starszej widowni, dlatego jeżeli jesteś młodszą osobą na oko dajmy 13 lat, proszę, znajdź coś innego.

A naive young man fighting as a partisan in occupied Eastern Europe in the Second World War is asked to do a favour he lives to regret.

Everything crossed the line. The family is being broken. Edin tried to make sure that he will struggle more but Ellison was irresistible. And now his little girl Ildy is deprived of mother's care. He has got broken heart. I would like to say that it's just a short part of my future artwork that I'm gonna make as visual novel. One of the possible version of the actions. You can left your fear and read. There are no more serious spoilers. And the last fact: I translated the story into Ukrainian to English and it was my first experience, so I will be glad to get your objective critic how do better in the next time.

Mera Asher is the favorite of Shehzade Suleiman and the mother of his two sons and daughter. Once Sultan Selim dies, and Suleiman ascends, she moves with her children to Topkapi palace, where new harem intrigues await her. Mera will do everything she can to protect her children, even if it means spilling royal blood. Started: June 2022 Finished: TBD BEST HASHTAGS/TAGS RANKINGS: 1ST in #SultanSuleiman 28/03/2023 3RD in #1500S 12/07/2022 1ST in #aysesultam 08/07/2022 2ND in #SultanSuleiman 20/02/2023 2ND in #ValideSultan 21/02/2023 5TH in #Mahidevran 21/03/2023 9TH in #MuhtesemYuzyil 21/02/2023 I only own my characters, everything else is from the TV show muhtesem yuzyil, the book is also not historically accurate.

This journal explains TK's life as a Romanian nationalist or one of the many remaining ones. His life was easy, now can he survive the way of war?

DISCONTINUED STORY, it will probably continue one day but I cannot guarantee when DISCLAIMER: This story is satire and has to be taken as such. I hold none of the intolerant views the characters do, they are only for entertainment purpose! Please don't take this story seriously. Did you ever wonder what would happen if Esper Saiki Kusuo, 17, would suddenly get trapped in Eastern Europe? No? Well, that's good, because this story will fully surprise you! Our favourite Esper got a few years of rest after the end of season 2, but peace was never an option! Between endless train rides, stupid challenges and evil stray dogs, a completely new adventure awaits him... Only in "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. in Eastern Europe"! Characters coming from Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan belong to their respective owners. All the translations in foreign languages (except Romanian, French and German) are courtesy of Google Translate. Feel free to correct them in the comments.

An #OpenNovellaContest (#ONC) Ambassador Pick! Eleanor and Lydia, book 1 Armed with knitting needles and a fantastic playlist, Eleanor and Lydia set off to solve The Mystery of Novak Manor. Eleanor Albright is a spritely ninety-year-old ex-detective with more than a few skeletons in her closet and a grim determination to keep them there by hiding from the world. Her great-granddaughter Lydia is twenty-two- years old and sorely misunderstood by the world. After all, just because a girl dresses in all black and listens to My Chemical Romance doesn't mean she lacks vision or hope. Well... maybe hope. When Lord Novak calls Eleanor from his castle in a tiny, beautiful Eastern European nation with a desperate plea for help, she agrees, with mixed emotions, to come out of retirement and she talks Lydia into serving as her assistant. Now the two women must find the truth about the fearsome ghost that's haunting Novak Manor before the "ghost" finds the legendary secret treasure with the power to bring the monarchy to its knees.

Adrian, a 18 yo high-school senior, works at a neibourhood minimarket store alongside his crush, Diana, a 18 yo girl. While he struggles with a messy situation at home, his only comfort is to fantasize about her. Being born in a schetchy neigbourhood, with an alcoholic diabetic father, a mother who puts up with his dad's abuse, and friends who aren't exactly on good terms with the law, he feels like he is not worthy of Diana's love. After a work place accident his crush is involved in, he finds something personal about her that makes him totaly question his feelings for her. Turns out they also attend the same high-school, but in different classes, which makes it even harder for him to keep his mind off Diana. As he navigates through a rolercoster of emotions she puts him through, he meets Patricia, Diana's classmate who develops a big crush on him. Patricia discovers a hidden side of him that makes Adrian gravitate towards her even more. But just when he starts feeling like he can move on from Diana, he discovers he might still have a chance with her. Cover: Free Photo by Bianca Petrisor on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/oPdmQeZj-14

What all can happen in just one night... Perun Hammerfist is a flashy gangster with a reputation for elegance -- and brutality - to uphold. While murdering off a debtor, he accidentally drowns in the river that flows through Prague, beginning a nightmarish journey that not only forces him to confront his long repressed past and thrusts him back into the arms of his dead love, but also reveals the too-close-for-comfort connection to his personal nemesis: Veleček, the elderly gangster who runs the old part of town. Set in an alternate 1937, The Vyšehrad Drowned incorporates various figures from Slavic mythology in an atmospheric noir Dieselpunk setting. (Dieselpunk = retro sci-fi set between 1910 and 1950)

In the documentary I am crafting, I intend to illuminate the multifaceted mental, emotional, and physical experiences of Asian workers navigating life in a foreign land, particularly within the context of Poland. Drawing upon my personal experiences and those of my fellow Asian colleagues, this documentary aims to serve as a poignant exploration of resilience and adaptation, offering both inspiration and a sense of solidarity to Asian workers who find themselves grappling with the challenges of living and working far from home. This analysis will delve into various dimensions of the Asian experience, highlighting the profound adjustments necessitated by cultural and environmental shifts in areas such as food, daily routines, behavioral adaptations, and, most notably, the formidable language barrier that often stands in the way of effective communication and social integration. In the Polish workplace, where English is not universally spoken, the isolation engendered by linguistic differences can exacerbate feelings of stress, frustration, and depression-emotions that are compounded by broader familial issues and the pressures of factory work. The research conducted by the American Psychological Association has documented common struggles faced by foreign workers; however, the specific context of Eastern Europe, and particularly Poland, presents unique challenges that merit closer examination. The path to adjustment can be prolonged and fraught with difficulties as new arrivals attempt to familiarize themselves with the Polish language and culture.