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Spooktober 2026 – That’s a wrap!

…and that’s a wrap! Eighteen classic stories, if my math is correct, 29 posts, and the candle’s waning. It’s almost time. Are you all set up? Who are you celebrating with, and what are you dressed up as? Whether it’s true crime or contemporary politicians

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Bulgakov’s The Fatal Eggs

Mikhail Bulgakov (Kyiv, 1891–1940) was a novelist, playwright, and former physician, whom I’m sure you know for The Master and Margarita, published posthumously. His work blends sharp satire, fantasy, grotesque comedy, and moral seriousness, often targeting Soviet bureaucracy and ideological hypocrisy, but I had no

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Spooktober 30 – The Black Monk (5)

Conclusion Kovrin received a professorship at the University. The inaugural address was fixed for the second of December, and a notice to that effect was hung up in the corridor at the University. But on the day appointed he informed the students’ inspector, by telegram,

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  • utente anonimo
    Posted at 14:26h, 03 February Reply

    Approfitto del tuo blog per mandarti tanti auguri di buon compleanno. Ti avevo scritto prima di Natale, ma non so se il mio email ti sia mai arrivato! In ogni caso, io non sono sparita del tutto. Un abbraccio, Raffaella.

  • ragnorosso
    Posted at 11:53h, 04 February Reply

    ehi, io non ti avevo fatto gli auguri perchè credevo fossi arrivata a quell’età a cui una donna non compie più gli anni, ma se lo gradisci: buon compleanno!

  • pirkaff
    Posted at 17:56h, 04 February Reply

    A quanto leggo fai gli anni,auguri.:-)
    Se posso dirlo preferisco la versione old style dei Queen.:-)

  • Shelidon
    Posted at 13:23h, 13 February Reply

    @ Raffaella: grazie degli auguri, effettivamente non ho ricevuto nessuna e-mail prima di Natale! Mi fa piacere che tu non sia sparita: se passi dall’Italia (o da Israele, a questo punto), fammi un fischio.

    @ Ragno rosso: certo che gradisco gli auguri! E tuttavia sono ormai giunta a quell’età in cui il conteggio degli anni rimane quello dell’anno precedente.

    @ Pirkaff: io sono combattuta, anche questa versione ha il suo fascino.

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