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Beyond Blank

Literature lightens the inborn loneliness of existence, reminding us that our deepest fears and highest hopes belong to us all. Without that shared flame, we are left only with the smoke of forgotten thoughts drifting into the dark…

The Digital Cave

October 28, 2026
Behind the citizens, in dark salons, sat the puppet masters, including media conglomerates, policymakers and tech executives. These groups fed data into massive servers, casting tailored streams of outrage, curated news, and…

The Great Lard Pivot

October 24, 2026
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…

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…

Drunk and Driven

October 22, 2026
John Done was not, by nature, a criminal mastermind. He was a meek village librarian with a fondness for tweed jackets, sensible shoes and a quiet pint on a Friday evening. However, as he stood outside the Crown and Thistle at eleven o’clock on a frosty night, John found himself…
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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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