Category Archives: Story

My Dad, Volunteer in WWI

Posted on August 4, 2014 by irinadim

My Dad, Volunteer in WWI Today is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of WWI. Here’s an abridged version of the first chapter of a memoir I’m writing about my Dad’s involvement in the Great War. At the time of … Continue reading →

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The Happiest Day of My Childhood

Posted on July 13, 2014 by irinadim

Today is 13 July. On this day 69 years ago, my dear father came home from a POW camp in Germany. I’m not superstitious in general, but that day was Friday 13 and I’ve considered it my lucky day ever … Continue reading →

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Falsehood and Truth – Fable

Posted on July 3, 2014 by irinadim

    Once upon a time, two beautiful girls, wearing beautiful garments, went to bathe in a lake. The girls’ names were Falsehood and Truth. They took off their dresses, arranged them carefully on the bed of grass and dived … Continue reading →

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Would you do what I did?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by irinadim

I wonder if anyone else would do what I did. Actually, even I am stunned by my actions. Usually a cautious person, weighing the pros and cons, sometimes, however, I do things on the spur of the moment.   So … Continue reading →

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Inspector Mufti the Superdog

Posted on April 10, 2014 by irinadim

Tuesday 25 March 2014. Mufti is partially blind. It looks to me that he is totally blind in the right eye. He keeps knocking his head against every obstacle along the way; his hearing, however, is very good, so when … Continue reading →

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Beware of Free Software Downloads

Posted on March 24, 2014 by irinadim

Beware of Free Software Downloads If you don’t know how to do it safely, and I obviously don’t, then you’d better ask someone who knows the trick because that’s the time for browser hijackers to gate-crash your browser. It’s happened … Continue reading →

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