The Eternal Scent of Phlox

Maria Metlitskaya is a recognized master of short prose. Every one of her stories is a small life that the listener lives along with the characters.

Life without close people is impossible. Even if you consider yourself self-sufficient, independent, and able to stand on your own, there will still come a moment when you’ll want to share, to cry, to ask for advice. Or simply to stay silent with someone who understands you and accepts you.

But how do you find them—your close people? And are those who are close by blood always close in spirit? How do you divide the world into “ours” and “theirs”? Is there an ideal formula?

Maria Metlitskaya doesn’t come up with such a formula; she doesn’t have ready-made recipes or answers to all questions. She simply tells stories—about those who found a kindred soul, about those who are still searching, and about those who, for various reasons, are doomed to loneliness.