SETTING: RUSSIA

„The trunks of the birches flashed brightly when the sun broke out from between the clouds. Every one of the birch trees had not one but many trunks, warped around each other in bizarre bends and branching out in complex patterns. They’re dancing, said Yekaterina’s mother, the trees are dancing in a ring with the wind. And Yekaterina said yes but was secretly convinced that the trees weren’t trees at all, but ghostly spirits.“

NIGHT WITHOUT SHADOWS
© Gisa Klönne