Dan Costinas

Dan Costinas

The Great Lard Pivot

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…

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…

My Alpha Reader

June 11, 2026
I took a photo of him today, right in the middle of an intense brainstorming session next to my keyboard. Look at that intellectual gaze, those wide, supportive eyes, and that vibrant, unmistakable neon complexion.…

The Art of Writing in the Dark

June 10, 2026
In the spirit of Jorge Luis Borges, Umberto Eco, or Italo Calvino, one might say: “The history of literature is the history of authors trying to convince readers that the dark does not exist, while secretly being terrified of what is hiding in it.”…

The Parable of the Prodigal Sun

June 5, 2026
A star called Sol suddenly emerged from the computer screen without the slightest warning. ‘You might have knocked,’ muttered the writer, at last lowering his gaze towards the blindingly bright orb. Then, extending his left hand, he carefully adjusted the cosmic thermostat. He offered the star a cushioned chair, a…

A Typo in the Pavement

May 25, 2026
Twelve minutes before midnight. The grand old clock in the spire didn’t tick. The sound was a heavy thudding resonance, like a munch. The mechanism swallowed the seconds whole, leaving behind a gelatinous silence that pooled around my ears. I reached into my coat pocket for a cigarette but pulled…
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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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Books of Our Continent

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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