Katya Duft
Bio
Katya Duft is a public transit blogger (Tales From the Bus) and a three-time Moth Story Slam winner; frequent participant of storytelling shows in Los Angeles. She is also a linguist working in post-production.
Stories (28/0)
Guilty As Charged
The phone rang too early in the morning. No, it was actually 11 am, but he still didn’t care to open his eyes after a drunken night. His head was hurting too much. He fumbled around his nightstand for his phone and finally grabbed it. Ugh, only one percent of the charge left. Forgot to plug it in for the night once again.
By Katya Duft2 months ago in Fiction
A Glass Act
He didn’t like to say “sorry.” At all. Not after stepping on someone’s foot, because “it’s not a big deal,” and not even after saying something rude, because “you annoyed me, so it’s all your fault.” If she kept insisting, he would just give her silent treatment until she’d let it go and be friendly with him again.
By Katya Duft8 months ago in Fiction
Mona Lisa
She is a beautiful enigmatic woman; I understand why people come from everywhere to admire her. When I finally got to see her, I fainted, and not because of her magnetism. I simply got squished between two tall tourists and lost access to air. The lady needs a bigger house!
By Katya Duft10 months ago in Critique
A City Girl
When I was 10, my mom wanted to introduce me to her side of the family in the south of Russia, so we took a plane from Moscow to see them. All her cousins and their children lived in one big village on the same street and each family owned a small farm. Being a city girl, I was really looking forward to seeing country life up close, with all the farm animals and huge fields.
By Katya Duft11 months ago in Families
Why Couldn’t They Just Say No?
That one year my birthday was approaching, so I decided to plan a house party (didn’t have a job at the time, so couldn’t afford going out, and my friends were aware of it). So, I sent out a Facebook event invite to a dozen of my besties (or so I thought!). These days each invite is accompanied by Going, Interested, Not Going and even the Ignore button.
By Katya Duft11 months ago in Humor
Pearl and the Dog Who Saved Her
Parents were screaming at each other again in the kitchen, behind the closed doors, but Pearl still could hear. She shut the door of her room and hid in the closet. Finally the sound didn’t come in anymore, so she turned her flashlight on and opened her fauna encyclopedia. So many different animals she would love to have as pets, but above all, maybe a small doggie. Mom didn’t really mind, but Dad was allergic to hair and very strict with Pearl. The grades that semester were still not good enough and the behavior not that stellar.
By Katya Duft12 months ago in Fiction
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