Stories

Fiction

Local legends and worlds worth stepping into.

Cover of the anthology «Хтонь за околицей»: a cat beside a wooden house at dusk

Short story, 2026

Tropical Frost,
or Bindas

A story from the anthology «Хтонь за околицей», about the creatures of Belarusian folklore living just around the corner.

Nine stories by nine authors. Published by MIF in the «МИФ × Шуфлядка Писателя» series.

About the story and book
From the desk

On the trail of a story

Notes on early-twentieth-century Vilna: discoveries made while working on a detective story.

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