„SALVAȚI-MĂ, DOMNU’ TONY!!...”, de Nicolaie Dincă ▲ ALTCULTURE MAGAZINE Nr.106, 06/2026 ▲ Noi încă mai credem în cultură! Abstract Title: “SAVE ME, MR. TONY!!...” Author: Nicolaie Dincă Publication: ALTCULTURE MAGAZINE no. 106, 06/2026 “We still believe in culture!” Overview In this harrowing personal account, a veteran police officer reflects on the emotional toll of nearly three decades in law enforcement—particularly in rural areas. Guarding the invisible line between civilization and darkness, he confronts the stark reality of domestic abuse and systemic limitations before comprehensive legal protections were enacted. The author recount his desperate efforts to save Liliana, a seventeen-year-old girl, from the abusive grip of a career criminal known as "Cartoafă." Despite exhausting every legal, personal, and unconventional avenue—including confronting the abuser and pleading with the victim—he finds himself powerless against the perpetrator's manipulation, a lack of legislative framework, and a tragic misunderstanding of the offender's deadly intent.
Câinii, de Nicolaie Dincă ▲ ALTCULTURE MAGAZINE Nr.105, 05/2026 ▲
Câinii, de Nicolaie Dincă ▲ ALTCULTURE MAGAZINE Nr.105, 05/2026 ▲ Noi încă mai credem în cultură! The Dogs by Nicolaie Dincă Abstract: In this satirical short story, Nicolaie Dincă exposes the hypocrisies of rural authority through a clever narrative centered on two of the village's most prominent figures: the local police chief and the parish priest. Caught in a late-night encounter while supposedly tending to their respective duties, the two men exchange pleasantries that thinly veil their true nocturnal intentions. The irony reaches its peak the following day at the police station, when the two officials are forced into a tense confrontation after accidentally leaving incriminating personal items—a tie and a stole—at each other's homes. With the threat of exposure looming, the protagonist-adversaries reach a silent, cynical consensus, attributing their scandalous behavior to the village dogs. Through sharp, dry wit and a keen sense of irony, the story serves as a mirror for human frailty, demonstrating how easily the pillars of moral and civil order can compromise when their own secrets are at stake.