Ciubie

400 euros. That’s how much my brother and I made on a blisteringly hot summer day at our flea market stand, where we sold old junk all day long. The day was long, the sun relentless, and when we finally packed up in the evening, we laughed tears over...

It wasn't that I didn't want to visit my great-grandmother... okay, maybe a little. As a child, you don't think that a meeting with an 89-year-old lady will be the highlight of your day. But what can I say? The apple pie made it all worthwhile....

Many years ago, I had a colleague named Carmina. I had never heard that name before, and Carmina was somehow special. Lots of makeup, lots of fragrance, a loud voice, and a clothing style always up to date. Carmina could sell. Above all, she could...

For the first time since we have children, we are going away for a weekend alone. We haven't done this for four years. We chose a hotel right by the sea. Four seasons. Breakfast, wellness, sea, and finally being a couple again, not just...

It was a dreary December, rain was incessantly pounding against the windows, crowds of people were pushing through the overcrowded shopping arcades to pick up last-minute Christmas gifts. And I was one of them that day. The frustrated, wet folks...