Stories from readers: Romanian-born author reimagines local myths in 1000-word story ‘The Night of Returning Souls’

Romanian-born author Patricia Furstenberg invites readers into the shadowed heart of Transylvania with her 1000-word story The Night of Returning Souls. “Let me show you the world as it once was,” she told Romania-insider.com, introducing a haunting tale set on All Saints’ Night, when the veil between the living and the dead grows thin.

“In The Night of Returning Souls, you will walk the misted streets of old Kronstadt beside Kate, the daughter who dares to defy the old rites of the dead. On the eve of All Saints’ Night, when the veil between worlds thins, she learns that not all spirits rest quietly and some sins never find atonement,” she said.