Fairy Tales

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, we were on vacation in Egypt with my wife. In Hurghada, there was (and perhaps still is) a particular type of scam where a minibus driver, noticing that you are the only ones left in the vehicle, takes you to Continue Reading

Orchestras travel cheerfully. If no one decides to ride on the roof of the train car — that’s already a good thing.Long train journeys are always fraught with challenges, but there can be troubles during short trips as well. Once upon a time, in the vastnessVastOne horn player from the Continue Reading

— Roma, do you like this Laufen sink?— No, Nastya. I prefer that one, Bella Vista.— But why do we always do what you say?“Sweetheart, I’m not saying anything. You asked what I like, and I told you. That’s all. I’m not insisting on anything. This is your nest, and Continue Reading

There are different viewpoints on what causes random events or extremely random occurrences. Some people mention Providence, while others, in a chain of reasoning, arrive at random processes at the quantum level, discuss the multiverse theory, recall Schrödinger’s cat, and demonstrate that the bullet’s flight around a potential and seemingly Continue Reading

Ump had been staring at the large panoramic display showing the First Project for an hour. It was night on the planet, but the glow of the local star had already sent its first blinding rays over the edge of the dark disk. There was very little time left before Continue Reading

Our entire world is a dream of Superman. Thus, it is divided into three stages: Superman still hasn’t realized that he’s dreaming, which is why he’s acting like everyone else.Superman realizes that this is all just a dream and starts being Superman—flying around, shooting lasers from his eyes, bringing things Continue Reading

Once, in a Central African country where some turmoil was brewing, closely tied to global geopolitical interests, an interesting phenomenon was discovered. The embassy of one of the neutral countries was broadcasting music over a shortwave transmitter. Moreover, the music broadcasts clearly preceded certain new phases of the turmoil or, Continue Reading

Once, while walking through the slums of Cairo, my wife and I were slightly…We got lost. The thing is, we were walking and navigating (there was no GPS or mobile internet at the time) using a map and “landmarks,” which are very common in Muslim cities—minarets. However, while trying to Continue Reading