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Drunk and Driven

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 facing a monumental crisis: he had consumed three glasses of…

The Fox and the Crocodile

On the lush banks of the Great River, just at the edge of a tropical forest, once lived a clever crocodile named Olive and a sly fox named Basil. Olive was immensely proud of his tough, armoured scales and mighty jaws, but he hated missing a meal. Basil, on the…

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…

The Dealmaker’s Ash

The photo was his only remaining window into the attaché’s final moments. This fireplace, with its specific brickwork, was from the private lounge of the Hans Egede hotel. Petersen’s eyes focused on the items on the mantlepiece, visible in the photograph. The copper pot and the twin smoking pipes; so…

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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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