Russia - Spain. Before and after, truth and fiction. When fantasies become reality, and something that was never dreamed of happens. Participation in Sergei Stillavin’s program on Mayak radio and victory in the competition for the best story about the sea (“Storm”) are events that contributed to the appearance of this collection. Over a couple of years of blogging “Spain as it is,” short sketches were born, up to 2200 characters - format famous social network. They are collected in three parts. “Instead of a biography,” or about oneself in stories, “True” are uninvented stories that happened to the author in Russia and Spain, and “Tale” are fantasies.