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When Life Gives You Books

September 16, 2026
That evening, sitting amidst tower blocks of Victorian drainage history, Phineas realised Mrs Brown was right. Lemons were versatile. Books were heavy, flammable and stubbornly dry. But as the rain began to drizzle over the hill, he decided that if life refused to give him citrus, he would simply have to improvise…

The Lazy Club

The afternoon sun hit the vinyl couch at precisely the angle required…

Bedtime Story

June 21, 2026
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.…

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…

Together But Alone

June 18, 2026
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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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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