Alina Barbu

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What Was Left
‘You are a glorified sex worker!’
Jul 7 • Alina Barbu

June 2026

The Dusty Cloud
There was once upon a time, in the rocky mountains of a fairy tale country, a cement factory.
Jun 29 • Alina Barbu
Evil
The TV series
Jun 26 • Alina Barbu
The Death of Charlie Brown
He’d added her in his phone as Charlie Brown.
Jun 24 • Alina Barbu
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
The house smelled sweet and musty.
Jun 15 • Alina Barbu
The power of things
They had bought the red pot quite some time before, when they were first setting up house.
Jun 11 • Alina Barbu
Ideas and the Pressure of the Empty Page
When I walk about my life, doing what people do, I get all these marvelous ideas of fantastic stories that I just know would be outstanding, if only it…
Jun 9 • Alina Barbu

May 2026

Sitting Duck
Her husband never told her she looked nice, or pay her any kind of compliment.
May 27 • Alina Barbu
Round and Round
All sorts of sayings and fragments of things she had read were swirling around in her head throughout the day, while, unconsciously, or not so much, she…
May 19 • Alina Barbu
The Keeper of the Hotel
How can things go so wrong so quickly?
May 13 • Alina Barbu
The Perfect Wife
He had loved in the past.
May 5 • Alina Barbu

April 2026

Patterns in Motion
The train rolled rhythmically on the tracks.
Apr 28 • Alina Barbu
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