Real Fiction / Ana Maria Dobre-Nir, Carmen Moldovan, Paul Dârvariu, translated by Carmen Badea: IR 1234 Train

Ana Maria Dobre-NirDear Shinkansen, I am IR 1234, a Romanian train. We don’t know each other, but I thought I’d write to you. I know you’re lightning on rails, while I’m more of a slow Sunday stroll through fields dotted with sheep. Today, as I rattled my way toward a dusty station, I thought of you. …