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Dan Costinas

Dan Costinas

The Great Lard Pivot

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October 24, 2026
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The Honourable Parliamentarian, who also holds an important ministerial post, adjusted his crimson silk tie, cleared his throat with the practiced rasp of a seasoned speaker and looked squarely into the lens of the TV camera. ‘Allow me to be honest and entirely transparent with the electorate,’ he declared, leaning forward to project an air of deeply sincere urgency. ‘The…
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The Link

A book is fundamentally an act of chronological defiance, forging an unbreakable link that forces a ghost to speak and a mind to listen. This quiet miracle is not a solitary phenomenon, but a dynamic triad composed of the creator, the artifact and the interpreter. Together, they engage in a…

Bedtime Story

June 21, 2026
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Upstairs, behind the cornflower-blue shutters, a nipper full of curiosity was tucked tightly under a patchwork eiderdown. The window was propped open just a fraction, letting in the cool, twilight breeze.…
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The Hollow Hearth

June 21, 2026
Gareth poured his coffee, pulled on his heavy wool coat, and walked down the driveway to greet the morning. Bryn trotted ahead, but suddenly stopped near the shed, his ears flattened, a low whine escaping his throat…
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Together But Alone

June 18, 2026
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Usually, Friday nights followed a strict, comforting protocol. The humans would sit perfectly still on the furniture, their faces illuminated by small glowing rectangles, effectively rendering them inanimate objects that occasionally dropped popcorn…
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The Dealmaker’s Ash

June 17, 2026
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The photo was his only remaining window into the attaché’s final moments. This fireplace, with its specific brickwork, was from the private lounge of the Hans Egede hotel. Petersen’s eyes focused on the items on the mantlepiece, visible in the photograph. The copper pot and the twin smoking pipes; so…
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The Wife of the Sea

June 14, 2026
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The old men at the docks watched with furrowed brows as she hauled the heavy longlines onto the deck. Her muscles burned in fierce protest against the weight, but she refused to slow down, even if she could feel their judgment. And worse, their appetite for her failure.…
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The Barista God

June 12, 2026
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He bought single-origin beans from places he couldn’t even spell. He bought a small digital scale to weigh his grounds to the nearest tenth of a gram, and began describing his morning shot as having “notes of sun-dried hazelnut and a whispered promise of blueberry.”…
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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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From the quiet shelves of forty-four national archives and ancient university libraries to the cosy corners of independent bookstores and modest home…

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