The carpenter Knut has lost his wife and meets a young girl who compulsively eats chicken. A woman is fascinated by a war-enthusiastic former fighter from Afghanistan, while a little girl responds to the pressures of everyday life with rhymes. Encounters with the ghosts of Germany's past, the beauty of pigs, or the friend's desire to grow a beard: Doris Konradi explores the absurd and the quirky in her new stories. In everyday scenes or significant moments of decision, the characters often stand in contrast to the expectations of others. Whether it’s about partnership and family or a terrorist group, each encounter challenges the individual to form their own viewpoint. The award-winning stories arm themselves with poetic depth against the demands of life.