White Magpie. Ladoga Shadows: Stories

"Everything is complicated" - a status on social networks for many, and Liza Sorokina from the story "White Magpie" is no exception. It is written almost thoughtlessly, without trying to understand what exactly "everything" means. And that is the most complicated thing. Growing up. Understanding. Loving. When the mind cannot keep up with the suddenly changed world. And the body. And you start to hate yourself. For not being like everyone else. White, but not even a crow. A magpie.
Alina and Tal'ka from the story "Ladoga Shadows" are not alike: one lives in 2019, the other in 1997. Alina has her stories, classes in LITO, understanding parents, expressive friends. Tal'ka has a good company, adult protectors, and plenty of worries. Both do not understand how to move on, because Tim has gone to another city, and Zalyevskiy is going to get married. Both will have to find a way out that might connect different people and different times.