Real Fiction / Carmen Moldovan, Dana Popescu, Marian Bircea, translated by Mihaela Stănilescu: When Life Gives You Watermelons

Carmen MoldovanHoney, how was Bucharest? Well, I sold only one bag of watermelons, I left the rest at the market because they were overripe. I outstayed my welcome, you know. Our daughter has married a fine man. There on the porch, he found himself recalling what happened. Sweet watermelons with dark green rind, neither too …