A nice collection of short stories inspired by recent events. Some of the stories are of the science fiction genre, others are just dark or humorous tales with or without relation to the current moment, but most were written under orders of “quarantine” during the unusual “pandemic” period that started on February 2020 and still continues on March 2021. "The Sphere": Is this society an equalitarian utopia, or a dystopia? “You don't know what real loneliness feels like”: A strange Cold War experiment goes awry. "Fastest guns in the West": A humorous far-west tale about unorthodox gunslingers. “Corona is a lie”:A mysterious stranger tells the truth. Or does he?"Pigs in Space": A melancholy tale of sibling rivalry. "Introvert Club": Students create a club for introverts to find love. "Venetian Quarantine": The adventure of a voyeur during the pandemic in Italy. "The Great Unvaxxed": In the future, vaccinations are mandatory, but some rebel.T. E. Creus is a writer, translator and filmmaker, and the author of the recent non-fiction book “Our Pets and Us: The Evolution of a Relationship” (Contrarium, 2020).