This collection contains ten stories that explore the whimsical side of our minds. Through subtle, deeply psychological texts, the authors skillfully examine various mental disorders and traumas. How to achieve healing - run away from yourself or face your ghosts? Marina Vasilyeva, Mikael Dessay, Irina Kostareva, Diana Lukina, Lyuba Makarevskaya, Olya Ptitseva, Ekaterina Rubinskaya, Victoria Salnikova, Linda Saule, Sasha Stepanova are trying to answer this question through their creativity. “I like the face of modern Russian literature: it is young, beautiful , bold, not afraid of anything. The collection “A Darkness” brings together such different stories: from the experiences of an artist and a detective story to a postmodern stream of consciousness,” Maria Golovey, literary editor