An old story retold in a modern dimension. Welcome to a 3-D world, where stop-motion animation, puppetry and video unite to tell the tale of a very scared little rabbit.

An old story retold in a modern dimension. Welcome to a 3-D world, where stop-motion animation, puppetry and video unite to tell the tale of a very scared little rabbit.

Out in the crested hills, we find little bands of lizards. They’re a cunning lot – twisting, wiggling when facing the predator. The trick to catching them is to predict: they are running in the direction of their holes. Continue reading “Story of the Week: Lizards” →
If there’s anything I regret, it’s that I hadn’t experienced this before now.

They had done it 2 times before, and from their tales I expected splashes of blood and post-kill grief. The first time they did it, they didn’t know what to feel; they were swinging between tears and laughter; it was an emotional gutting.
In characteristic neglect of my feminine duty, I had forgotten (“память девичья,” that poor faculty of retention, as my host mother likes to tease) to wash the Miras Moldova office when my turn turned up. I was a week late.
My partners had reassured me, suggesting that I invite our new French volunteer to assist. Now wouldn’t it be much easier this way!
Continue reading “Story of the Week: Piss-poor Tubicle and the Princess of Misfortune” →
Every weekday morning, I walk the right, left, right, right route to my office. This day was only different in the common way – different in that the weather had shifted. Comrat is transitioning to oncoming fall.