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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…

The Haunt Hunters

September 13, 2026
The damp autumn air hung heavy over Sick-a-Moor Castle, a crumbling Victorian pile that smelled entirely of wet spaniel and damp wallpaper. Philomena adjusted her tweed flat cap, checked the readings on her EMF scanner, and cleared her throat. ‘Right then, Sean,’ Philomena said, tapping the plastic casing of her…

The Jungle Dominoes

September 11, 2026
It all started with a hiccup. Ppopo, an unusually pristine hippopotamus, was wallowing peacefully in the Upper Mud Bogs when an unexpected bubble of swallowed air lodged in his chest. The resulting hiccup was so violently muffled that it sent a shockwave through the lily pads, startling a tiny poison…

Bitter Honey

September 11, 2026
Early in the morning of their wedding day, James and Catherine went for a walk, directly ignoring their solicitor. The advice had been to sit quietly in the office and discuss financial arrangements ‘like two sensible adults.’…

The Silent Shutter

September 10, 2026
The creatures spoke of him with quiet reverence. To the rabbits, he was the giant who understood the precise angle of twilight. To the owls, he was the silent wanderer who never stepped on a dry twig. They marvelled at his peculiar garb: a thick woollen coat that reached his…

Imaginary Homelands

September 9, 2026
When Pedro finally returned to Cádiz last summer, the reality struck him like a sudden frost. The house was still there, but the courtyard had been paved over to make room for a parking spot. The brilliant blue door was gone, replaced by reinforced aluminium. The orange trees had been…
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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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