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Once upon a time... Six book lovers, united by their disappointment in what they read, vowed to rewrite the literary landscape. Armed with pure willpower, they put pen to paper, fingers on keyboard, and crafted their own stories. Yet, authorship wasn't enough; they now faced the daunting task of selling their creations.

PSYCHIC EYE

November 3, 2026
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I read the sign and climb a stair. The office door is smoky glass. Inside, a radio plays jazz. I go in. He points to a chair. He’s shabby, but he don’t look dumb. His voice is booze and cigarettes: a weary voice, full of regrets. A gumshoe, laid back, chewing gum. I tell him: “You’re a Psychic Eye. I…

Beyond Blank

Literature lightens the inborn loneliness of existence, reminding us that our deepest…

The Last Truth Unearthed

August 5, 2026
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At the edge of the scene stood a child holding an adult’s hand, watching the empty flowerbed with complete innocence. He was two years old. Twenty-five years later, he would be arrested for a murder that had already happened and had not yet begun...…
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The 6 O’Clock Cicadas

August 1, 2026
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She looked up towards the source, expecting to see a cloud of emerging insects. But she saw nothing. The dense leaves remained motionless. Instead, the cicadas were emerging from the sound itself, from the materialised vibrations...…
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Single Ticket to Yesteryears

August 1, 2026
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Once upon a time machine… The platform at St Pancras existed on no map, nor did it quite exist in the present. It smelled faintly of roasted chicory and forgotten anniversaries. The engine idling beside the invisible edge was no gleaming brass contraption with ticking gears, but a damp Victorian…
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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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