“We have become inseparable. One night I accompanied her. We caressed each other while sitting on the fence near the grave. Suddenly her body went limp and she fell into the bushes of bright autumn flowers planted next to the gravestone. Unable to hold her, I fell on top, managing to protect her head from the blow. When it dawned on me that she had lost consciousness, I couldn’t think of anything better than to hit her on the cheek and immediately kiss her. The knowledge gleaned from films and children's fairy tales spoke to me, when slaps on the face and kisses raised me from my bed. It was the first time I beat a woman, I beat her, alternating blows with kisses.” In new and previously written stories by Alexander Snegirev, life sometimes beats, then kisses, hits and kisses the heroes. Hitting and kissing is a brilliant metaphor for life, discovered by Snegirev.