Raey Kubiak

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“COMMITTED” by Raey Kubiak

It was made of a cheap frame and a cork board. All, rebranded waste by-products of the industry.“Why not? What do you have to do?”“I just started a vision board.”“A what?”“You know… a vision board.”“Like in primary school?”“Yes, something like that… but for grownups.”It was a proper 40 by 24 landscape from Quickmarkt. £3.99. Prices dropped from £14.00 right after Halloween to clearance level the day after Boxing day.“A real one you mean, a physical object?”“Yes exactly.”

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“The County River” by Raey Kubiak

The plane door opened. The hot air outside hit me in the face. “Thank God, Unkle Luke is dead. No one could stand the fireplace in this heat…”My cousin was waiting for me at the exit. We hugged.“My condolences cousin. Sorry I couldn’t make it to the funeral, but…”“Don't be stupid” she told me.On the way home, we were silent. ‘The funny thing about living abroad, is that sad news lose momentum. One misses the everyday friction with the loved ones. You don’t fall easy anymore. You can’t afford the pain o...

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“The Fourth Octave” by Raey Kubiak

On September 5, 1942, Sergei Mikhailovich was in room 4 of the 3rd floor of the Stalingrad Music Academy. He was a radio interceptor for the 66th Soviet army and his company had taken refuge in the shattered building.Nothing resembled the old aristocratic glamor of the academy. The dust and the early Russian winter seeped in through the broken windows, and on her walls instead of music lessons, echoed the war.Before the war the room was used for piano lessons. Under the blackboard stood an aging Blüthne...

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