Pavel Emelin

Five unusual short stories. Two heroes are fighting for the heart of a mysterious beauty in the tragicomedy Olesya. In the parable "Milk" in the high-rise kitchen a real cow appears. The heroine of the comedy without the “Not Fit” dialogues is torn between the desire to lose weight by the alumni meeting and the modern food cult. The eccentric Rita Hurricane rushes into the life of the security guard of the Leo shopping center and changes it forever. And the hero of the story "Carpe diem" solves an important question - to lie or not to lie, when everyone around is lying.

A monotonous and predictable life of a supermarket backdoor guard is forever changed after an eccentric drag queen, named Hurricane Rita, with her daring escapades turns the guard's night shift routine into a night of exciting adventures.

The plumber comes home with a gift...

Teenager Zhora lives with her grandmother and only occasionally sees her parents. The fact is that he is autistic, and his parents are very busy people. Zhorik's mother, Kira, is passionate about her success as a plastic surgeon. Father - Yasha - real estate sales. However, they are not so busy that they do not take a friend to the holy springs to establish love karma. Will the holy water help reunite their family as well?

A woman who loves dogs lives in her world full of passions.

A female hunter shot a man who was just flying in the jamb with other men. She gave him shelter and bore him an egg. But he never stopped dreaming of the sky, and when spring came, he finally managed to take off. The woman ran out with a gun, shot, but another man fell down. Hunter took him home and the man had nothing else left but remembering what was irrevocably lost.

Kostya and his friends are young and love playing street football. Kostya dreams of playing professionally, but cannot bring himself to approach the coach. His girlfriend, Nastya, shares his dream, but street football is Kostya’s life, and the outdoor pitch is akin to a second home, a place for friends to meet and play.

Roman is a born proofreader from a family of proofreaders, a real intellectual from St. Petersburg who comes to Narva-Jõesuu, a small Estonian spa town, to find inspiration, tranquility, and silence. He does proofreading of the encyclopedia of the Baltic Sea Fishes, compiled in the same location by Professor Polyanski, winner of the Nobel Prize. This work is very important for Roman. He would have accomplished his task, but once he swam too far in the sea. It was then that Helena came into his life, to change his ideas about the world forever.

The only choice that we do not make ... is to be born or not. But this time everything turned out differently.

This is a story of two old folks, who have spent most of their lives behind prison walls. Now, as seventy year old men, they have been granted amnesty. Both men have a passionate desire to change their lives according to certain plans.

Four stories about borderline people. The relationship between man and woman, between brother and brother, between friends. Four stories of love and pain.

Seraphim, who unjustly served ten years in prison, was released.

The main character is an Opel Astra car. The car has become an integral part of every person's life. In the short stories the characters work and rest together with the Opel Astra, meet, get to know each other and fall in love, quarrel and make peace.

An almanac of three stories.

Maxim has a not very pleasant ability – he feels the pain of other people as his own. With this feature, Max grew up to be a withdrawn, lonely, shy guy. His only joy is the girl next door, Lena. Max has been in love with her for a long time, but still does not dare to come up and get acquainted.

The man gets the opportunity to fulfill any two wishes.

Tourist police officer Lera wants to investigate serious cases and dangerous crimes. But in her department, they are as rare as the good mood of the boss and the intelligence of her colleagues. Despite this, Lera essentially refuses the “cushy little town”, carefully prepared by her admiral father, and does not give up work in the special division for the protection of public order in Sochi. But just how to continue the service and protect the peace of guests of the city, contacting a thief and a swindler?

A family drama in which the characters' personal tragedy becomes a metaphor for a historical and political rift. Masha, 40, is a single mother living in Moscow and dependent for years on her relationship with a famous actor. Anya, 36, is happily married to Vadim, a military man, and raising a son in Odessa. On February 22, 2022, Vadim urgently sends Anya and their child to Moscow, ostensibly for their grandmother's birthday. A special military operation begins the next day. Sisters, long separated, are forced to live under the same roof. Tensions are mounting… The heroines will have to show all their strength to save their loved ones and family.