Fish for the Cat

Prose can be different. Sometimes it’s like a train that slowly takes the reader through stations of childhood, first love, life choices, and moments dear to the heart. And sometimes—like a mosaic, where each little tile fits into a vivid picture of life full of emotions, characters, and warm memories. The new collection of stories by Irina Stepanovskaya, “Fish for the Cat,” is a stained-glass window made of fates and emotions. Here are women and men, children and their mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, cats and dogs—everyone is alive, real, with their own joys, worries, and dreams. They seem familiar, as if they were friends, neighbors, or even you yourself. But each of them has a small secret that can be unraveled if you look a little deeper. This book is something you want to read wrapped in a blanket, with a mug of hot tea, savoring every story at an unhurried pace, feeling its warmth—and maybe even recognizing something of your own in the characters. The collection includes stories:
— Fish for the Cat
— “Your grandchild Irochka”
— Jam
— The Cleaner Woman
— Jerry
— Women in Varna
— Zorro
— Milk, bread and etc.
— On the skating rink
— New Year’s gift
— The Violet and the Gray Cat
— Hihanky and khakhanky
— Birthday