The first legs leaving the capsule and touching the rocky ground of the planet were from an adventurous dog. Four paws, all excited to wander this unknown land. The following legs belonged to Sara, a human from a distant planet called Earth. …

“Hey,” the voice said. I had fallen asleep on the bus when a soft voice woke me up. Its owner was seated right next to me. While I was still in a cloud of sleepiness, she handed me a card. A card saying that for some reasons I didn’t have…

“I’m glad you came” That’s what he heard in the darkness of the forest after a long hour of hiking. He doesn’t often hike in natural sights however he was not tired to the point to hear voices. He stopped and watched around, looking for a human soul in his…

Mother Earth decided that it was a perfect day to let her child wandering in the outside. Little Man timidly put his head out the cave to have a look at the abundant vegetation. He took a first step out and a second. …

I remember before I was born, someone asked me something somewhere. “The future or the past, you can choose to see one of them. Which one do you want?” I hesitated for a moment, looking at the mysterious person who uttered these words. Was it a man or a woman…

The track was covered by dead leaves, crackling and rustling under his steps like murmuring messages from millennial plants. He had finally reached the forest. This forest so famous thanks to the many people who blew their last breath here. Aokigahara. …

On the coral reef On the back of the whale shark And on the fine seabed I write your name On the trunk of the emergent tree On the hungry carnivorous plant And on the stinky Rafflesia flower I write your name On the bulging and spiky cactus On the trunk…

“Hoa!” I yelled. She turned her head and displayed a bright smile. I walked the few meters between us and sat next to her. “What are you doing around here,” she asked. “I like to come here on the weekend to watch the scenery and take pictures,” I said taking…

Going back home from my workplace is a 10-min walk, a short distance to keep my body fit. I have always tried to maintain enough physical activity in my daily life to stay healthy but not waste time practising any sport. For example, instead of taking the lift I would…

This evening, he said it again with a crumbling voice. “I love her”. Thuan would say it again every Friday evening. He would have a desperate look, a flat smile and an expression of pain on his face. …

“Do you feel better now she is gone?” I could have asked this question to a ghost; it would have been the same. No answer came. Thuan was looking outside with an empty look at the thread of motorbikes flowing through the street. I sipped my beer as slowly as…

Love is caused by the creation of oxytocin and testosterone in the brain. These hormones create electrical activity in the region of the amygdala, a region in the centre of the brain responsible for creating feelings. Recently scientists have identified the part of the amygdala responsible for the feeling of…

Every spring the circus used to come to my village to entertain the young and old for a few days. I have always enjoyed watching the lions and elephants running around the circus. All the public would applaud loudly at the show. …

The room was simple: two small windows to let some light in and enough space to fit three cows. The bed was a slim wooden mattress put on a metallic base. Food was given two times a day, lunch, and dinner. There was no breakfast. …