The Agnesbründl

What would you do if your mother became seriously ill and her only hope was the memory of a dream that someone else had dreamed many years ago? Would you resign yourself to the inevitable, or would you try to bring the dream to life? A journey to Vienna, in search of something that cannot exist. 'Dazed, I rose, felt my way to the source, wet my eyes with the water and stared down at the night-black puddle. Only when the moon broke through the clouds did the surface of the water become brighter. Suddenly it was almost transparent and I could effortlessly see through it to the bottom of the spring.'

Zacharias Mbizo debuted at LiteraturPlanet in 2015 with his story Glücklose Heimkehr. Der Mann, der den Mord an sich aufklärte (Unhappy Homecoming. The Dead Man Who Solved His Own Murder). This year, he published his Literary Corona Diary with us. Not much is known about his life. SWhether his grandparents were really traditional necromancers - as is repeatedly rumoured - is also not proven beyond doubt.