ieva melgalve

Well, of course, it doesn’t. However, writing after rejection kicks ass because I’m having fun writing, even though I had all reasons to feel discouraged. Which means two things: a) I am really writing because I like writing (which is cool, as it is a reason less dependent on others), b) I am getting used [...]

The 1st squad returns, thirsty and dusty, from what felt like an eternity entrenched in an obscure, crowded battlefield. I salute the commander. She returns the salute. A single strand of brown hair slips out of her braid, and she smiles at me with clenched jaws. “It’s always so hard to read you,” I say. [...]

Squad 2 returns, slightly bruised, their corporal saluting me with a cheer. I grin, looking at their bright faces that don’t need shaving nor comforting. “No success?” “No success, m’am! Were we expected to actually break the wall?” “Naaah, not really.” He nods curtly, eyes sparkling in the sunlight. His mind is not on me [...]