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The Four Fellinis: Short Stories

The Four Fellinis: Short Stories

A collection of personal short stories.

2023

Stories

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Nov 30, 2024

Without Pants But Wearing a Hat

‘This isn’t how a poor person looks.’

Without Pants But Wearing a Hat

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Oct 19, 2024

The British Roulette

‘Are your testicles enlarged?’

The British Roulette

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Oct 12, 2024

Hotel Serge

The first thing she did when she entered our flat was take out a bullet from her pocket.

Hotel Serge

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Sep 21, 2024

I Not Help You

In a soft voice of a whisper to a lover, he said, ‘Because you are an idiot.’

I Not Help You

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Sep 14, 2024

Second Holiday

‘From the backseat, a family of four showed me the middle finger. I walked on.’

Second Holiday

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Apr 7

I Spent My Whole Life Ashamed of Not Being Technical. AI Just Made It My Superpower.

Growing up between Silicon Valley and Moscow’s maths schools, I always felt like the odd one out. Then LLMs decided language was the…

I Spent My Whole Life Ashamed of Not Being Technical. AI Just Made It My Superpower.

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Mar 1

Four Televisions, One Apartment

Growing up between Russian state propaganda and American cable.

Four Televisions, One Apartment

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Jan 26

I Had My Phone Stolen Twice in One Month in London

‘The second time it happened, I was sober as British tap water.’

I Had My Phone Stolen Twice in One Month in London

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Jan 25

I Tried to Get a Job by Taking Over a Bakery’s Google Account

‘I don’t care what you do,’ she kept telling me. ‘Just pay the rent.’

I Tried to Get a Job by Taking Over a Bakery’s Google Account

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Jan 11

Little Adventure, Big World

And a dissappointing Big Ben.

Little Adventure, Big World

Serge Faldin

Serge Faldin

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Honest thoughts. Unpopular opinions. Not necessarily true or smart. | Bylines: The Guardian, Truthout, Meduza, Prospect | Personal essays: sergeys.substack.com

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