Roman Senchin's new stories in the collection 'Stop' were written before February 24, 2022, but they resonate especially poignantly now. The characters are ordinary people with their hopes, desires, indecision, and resignation to fate and circumstances. But each story brings a twist, a kind of halt, when a person must make a choice, a decisive step, say 'no' or 'yes.' They must sacrifice something for the sake of the future, ideals, and, ultimately, goodness. They must shake off the hustle and bustle of everyday life and see things as they really are. Will it happen?