An eccentric person

by Cristina Nuta - Chris moved into the house next door to me two years ago. Even before he came around to introduce himself the following day, I could tell that he was truly eccentric. Perhaps the most striking thing about Chris is his appearance. His slender body is usually adorned in some kind of tight-fitting multi-colored cat suit which makes him look like a comic book super hero. He...

The Strange Function of the Picture in Oscar Wilde's Novel : The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Herminne Tonita - Considered by the critics of the time to be an illustration of his aesthetic views and a celebration of vice, Oscar Wilde's only novel " The Picture of Dorian Gray " surprises the modern reader because of his moral ending and obvious plea against a Parnasian or Epicurean way of life. The novel builds on popular psychological melodrama and the pursuit of hedonism...

Nobody Knew Where His Friends Had Gone and He Was Wondering What Could Have Happened When the Telephone Rang and a Strange Voice

by Herminne Tonita - Nobody knew where his friends had gone and he was worried about what could have happened to them, when the telephone rang and a stange voice told him to come to a near-by hotel in ten minutes because his friends were in trouble. Hardly had he had the chance to say anything when the other hang up the phone. They were in a foreign country, he had no idea about the...

I Was Lying in Bed, Half-Asleep When all of a Sudden I Heard a Strange Noise

by Cristina Nuta - It was a cold, rainy November night. I was lying in bed, half-asleep when all of a sudden I heard a strange noise. At first I didn't take it so much into consideration because I thought that something might have fallen outside because of the rain. It could have been the branch of a tree or a scared cat jumping over the fence. I kept being half-asleep and things of no...