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Unclear Tomorrows
Did we learn anything? That is the only question that ultimately matters. Not whether we posted enough, not whether we shouted loudly…
Notable Quotes
About the edition This is a book for the curious, and for those who enjoy an intellectual play and a connection between…
The F-Word
It just sounds ridiculous. It is a word that tries so hard to be sophisticated and fabulous, yet somehow ends up sounding…
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
This year’s winner will be announced by the Swedish Academy in less than two weeks from now…
𝕷𝖔𝖚𝖊𝖘 𝕷𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖗’𝖘 𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖙.
From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive:They sparkle still the right Promethean fire;They are the books, the arts, the academes,That show, contain…
Candide, ou l’Optimisme
The Age of Enlightenment’s French philosopher wrote this story to mock Leibnizian optimism, a popular philosophy at the time claiming that God…
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The book remains one of the most influential works in modern philosophy. It challenges readers to step away from mindless conformity, take…
Two Rococo Couplets
Queen Marie Antoinette, who regularly sat for Vigée Le Brun, popularised the kind of simple, white muslin dress so beautifully painted in…
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Leaving America
Many people dream of moving abroad in search of paradise, but your story shows us what it truly takes to build a home. Welcome, Bruce, and thank you for taking the time to sit down with me today. On Chaos Question: You chose to move from the USA to Spain and Portugal, two countries whose combined population is slightly less than that of California and Florida together. Don’t you miss the chaos? Bruce: Not a bit! We have our fair…
The Scallop Shell and the Lapis Lazuli
In truth, there was no grand sea foam or divine zephyr carrying a goddess ashore. There was only Simonetta, his married neighbour, shivering in her shift while two apprentices blew dried rose petals…
Prelude
The poem was written on a sheet of cream lay-laid paper he had taken from his study two days ago. He had used an old Parker fountain pen with blue-black ink that took…
Before I Knew Who I Was
I picked up Oliver’s forgotten graphite pencil from the floor. Holding it against the blank space above my collar, I did not draw eyes to see with or a mouth to speak. Instead,…
A Final Brushstroke
Pablo Picasso’s final year proved that for him, art was not merely a medium of expression, but the literal engine of his survival: a final, defiant assertion of life against death…
Two Rococo Couplets
Queen Marie Antoinette, who regularly sat for Vigée Le Brun, popularised the kind of simple, white muslin dress so beautifully painted in this portrait of the Comtesse de la Châtre, daughter of a…
Beyond the Smile: My Sister, Lisa
She merely said, ‘The Master keeps asking me to think of secrets, Ginevra. He tells me to hold a thought I will never share with anyone.’ Back then, she found it odd, a…
How Human Is It to Always Be Wanting Something Else?
There is an impulse almost instinctive about wanting what we do not have. We can be surrounded by things we once hoped for and still find ourselves looking towards something beyond them: a…
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Leaving America
Many people dream of moving abroad in search of paradise, but your story shows us what it truly takes to build a home. Welcome,…
Unclear Tomorrows
Did we learn anything? That is the only question that ultimately matters. Not whether we posted enough, not whether we shouted loudly enough, and…
Notable Quotes
About the edition This is a book for the curious, and for those who enjoy an intellectual play and a connection between history and…
Writing, Progress and Action in the Algarve
The Algarve is a wonderful mix of cultures; we are bound to pick up on extraordinary stories. I use a complete mixture of characters…
𝕷𝖔𝖚𝖊𝖘 𝕷𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖗’𝖘 𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖙.
From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive:They sparkle still the right Promethean fire;They are the books, the arts, the academes,That show, contain and nourish…
The F-Word
It just sounds ridiculous. It is a word that tries so hard to be sophisticated and fabulous, yet somehow ends up sounding completely absurd.…
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
This year’s winner will be announced by the Swedish Academy in less than two weeks from now…
The Scallop Shell and the Lapis Lazuli
In truth, there was no grand sea foam or divine zephyr carrying a goddess ashore. There was only Simonetta, his married neighbour, shivering in…
Listening to the World
'I suppose one talks to people who have a story to tell, who have an enthusiasm for life, for a cause, for a craft,…
The Oval Limerick
The courts have already stepped in, and the three media outlets illegally barred from the White House are back on the grounds. Score one…
Prelude
The poem was written on a sheet of cream lay-laid paper he had taken from his study two days ago. He had used an…
Rocket Science
What they neglected to mention was that when your plumbing breaks on Earth, you call a bloke named Max who arrives in a van…
The RWB Triad
Have you ever noticed which are the dominant colours used in the flags' creation? Looking at a grid of world flags, a vibrant sea…
Green Blood
The greenest blood was the kind that never felt the need to prove its colour…
Candide, ou l’Optimisme
The Age of Enlightenment’s French philosopher wrote this story to mock Leibnizian optimism, a popular philosophy at the time claiming that God created a…
My Pet, the Red Herring
Yet, despite the chaos, Herry became an indispensable part of our lives. He possessed an uncanny knack for appearing precisely when one wished to…
The Commonwealth of Letters
When viewed through the lens of literature, Europe ceases to be a patchwork of sovereign nations guarded by border checks and passport controls. Instead,…
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