Bluebells: A Russian Short Story, Here for the First Time in English
“If you put them in a jar will they wilt overnight?” Junior Lieutenant Volodya asked.
It was the last day of training camp. We were taking the targets down after shooting practice.
Late 1950s - early 1960s
Sabrina Jaszi is a writer and translator in California. More of her translations of Reed Grachev's work are forthcoming in Subtropics. See her read a story by Reed Grachev here.
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