Episode 15: "Autumn Flowers" by Aleksandr Kuprin

With Rachael · Apr 15, 2026 · 25m

Wow. What a story. The first story on this podcast that made me think, “I should call him… Actually, I most definitely should not. ”

This story is written as a letter from one woman to an old lover. She’s actively running away from meeting him one last time because she realizes that nothing can come from another reunion. As the woman recounts the beautiful moments between them, oh so long ago, she comes to think about how their love had reached an end. She ruminates on how it felt to be in the same room again, as two different people, recounting their memories as adults mock their actions as…