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Seven Writers. Three Languages. One City.

El gigante con corazón de niño

El otro día soñé con Hossam, que bailábamos un vals de insólita coreografía determinada por nuestra diferencia de altura. Voy a extrañar a ese gigante con alma de niño que a las ocho y media empezaba a quejarse de que … Continue reading

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Dear George (3/3)

Photo courtesy of Penboutique.com Once she was living in the reality of her transformed relationship with her deceased husband, Patricia’s awareness and appreciation of what she had hitherto referred to as only a ‘physical’ world, expanded like a delicate flower-bud … Continue reading

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Dear George (2/3)

Artwork: Enrique Cropper Such was the immediacy of Patricia’s internal dialogue with her dead husband, there were even times of the day when a semblance of normality appeared in relation to his physical absence. “Besides,” Patricia had often jibed, “he … Continue reading

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Dear George (1/3)

Photo courtesy of Cambridge-news.co.uk The day after George’s funeral was the hardest day of all. Patricia had been in a daze for over a fortnight. From that sudden realisation, when Lucija, George’s colleague, had urgently called her that evening to … Continue reading

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Lettre au Néandertal

Cher Néandertalien/Chère Néandertalienne, J’aurais tellement souhaité te connaître. Notre rencontre aurait sûrement été enrichissante si, hélas, tu ne t’étais malencontreusement pas éteint il y a plus de 30 000 ans. Cela fait un sacré retard pour un rendez-vous en tête-à-tête, … Continue reading

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