Home Improvements (when underwater, time changes its shape)

by Kapka Nilan

We said we will definitely fix them. The skewed window blinds, the dry paint stuck on the glass. Temporarily, we carry on living. The blinds, the paint – the same. We pluck another feather from the clock. How long can a bear stay underwater?

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Kapka Nilan (she, her), originally from Bulgaria, currently lives in Nottingham, UK. She writes in English and Bulgarian and her work has been published online and in print. Published stories can be read here.