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March 13, 2013
New Story in Rampike
Rampike, the University of Windsor’s Literary Magazine, has just published in their latest issue (Vol 22/ N.1) the short-story: Turning the Page. Vol. 22/No. 1 (Re-recorded Histories): Carol Stetser, Phil Hall, Diane Schoemperlen, Collete Broeders & Samantha Therrien, Niels Hav, … Continue reading →
Published on March 13, 2013 10:31
January 27, 2013
The Green and Purple Skin of the World – forthcoming April 2013
“In any skin purple is a heavy tone that penetrates to the core.” paulo da costa’s stories get under your skin, bruise your consciousness with their exploration of the forces that hold us together, not always benignly, and those that … Continue reading →
Published on January 27, 2013 01:18
January 7, 2013
Queen’s Quartely Review – An Abundance of Flowers
In their winter issue, the Queen’s Quartely Review (Queen’s University) has just published the short-story: An Abundance of Flowers. http://www.queensu.ca/quarterly/curre...
Published on January 07, 2013 09:21
January 1, 2013
As Asas da História
Oliveiras e sobreiros polvilharão a paisagem abrasadora. Não refrescaremos esta descrição com o vento. Pelo contrário, avivaremos o ardor do sol, tingindo a paisagem de carmesim, enrubescendo a linha do horizonte como o das férias sulistas. A forragem, atrofiada, … Continue reading →
Published on January 01, 2013 13:45
December 18, 2012
O Papa – conto de David Albahari
O PAPA David Albahari Quando o Mendoza se benze perante as câmaras de televisão, à saída do relvado, o Papa, empolgado, endireita-se na poltrona. Olha ao seu redor, mas os cardeais dormem serenamente nos seus confortáveis cadeirões. O … Continue reading →
Published on December 18, 2012 10:23
December 12, 2012
Beyond Bullfights and Hockey
- AN ARCHITECTURE OF MULTICULTURAL IDENTITY - Homens que são como lugares mal situados Homens que são como casas saqueadas […] Homens encarcerados abrindo-se com facas Homens que são como danos irreparáveis Homens que são sobreviventes vivos … Continue reading →
Published on December 12, 2012 11:36
Pedras Parideiras
Francisco guiava a aldeia que o seguia por campos de milho, montes, atravessando ribeiros, para indicar ao povo estupefacto o berço das pedras parideiras. Os corpulentos pedregulhos, descobertos e batizados por Francisco com o nome de pedras-mãe, encobriam a … Continue reading →
Published on December 12, 2012 11:25
December 10, 2012
The Story
(…) excerpts 2. resuscitation Word and story can function as an emergency resuscitation for our numbed selves, quagmired in hopelessness and exhaustion, buried in overworking conditions. This rubbing of words generates sparks to illuminate the atrophied mind after … Continue reading →
Published on December 10, 2012 20:46
December 9, 2012
Uma Aragem de Memória
Florindo Ramos adorava árvores, e sempre adorara, desde que num inverno turbulento, quando rapaz ágil, saltando de pedra em pedra, procurando musgo pela orla do rio Caima, escorregara, caindo na rodopiante corrente, «Eu cá teria afogado», contava Florindo às … Continue reading →
Published on December 09, 2012 14:15
November 27, 2012
Immortality
Vera rummaged in the wood crate overflowing with fluffy moss she and her brother had collected that morning in the pine woods behind her parents’ riverside home. The moss’s cool softness dampened her fingers. After careful inspection, she found … Continue reading →
Published on November 27, 2012 10:29