Real Fiction / Elia Ghinescu, Ligia Dumitrescu, Laura Stanciu, translated by Cristina-Paula Grosu: Hopless, Oblivious People and Their Journals

Elia GhinescuI left everything on a plate, covered, in the fridge; in the morning I only have to heat it up and breakfast’s ready. I refilled his fountain pen with ink, cleaned his sneakers and ironed his X-Men T-shirt. I check the agenda, Thursday is the first parent-teacher conference. I am a good mother, I mean, I even double …