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When Life Gives You Books

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September 16, 2026
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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…

Summa Cum Confusion (Part 1)

August 29, 2026
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Dr Guy B. Cybelius had a summa cum laude PhD in Comparative Literature, specialising in Afro-European Culture. He was also as absent-minded as a scientist could possibly be. At least, that was what the visible signs suggested: He had red wine with ice for breakfast. He regularly wore two different-coloured…
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The Three Mid-Lives of Giuseppe Parpanuel

August 28, 2026
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In a quiet village nestled between rolling green hills, a boy named Giuseppe Parpanuel was born with a constitution so delicate he seemed made of tissue paper. His know-it-all Aunt Filomena looked at the pale infant and declared, he would last twelve months, twenty-four at most. Consequently, the family delayed…
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Look Up: The World Beyond the Screen

August 28, 2026
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I am looking forward to the day when governments finally decide to print blunt health warnings on mobile phones, much like they do on packs of cigarettes. Imagine opening a sleek new device only to be greeted by a stark warning that excessive use damages your brain, disrupts your sleep…
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In the Sky with Diamonds

August 27, 2026
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Working for Diamond Airways sounded glamorous right up until my inaugural transatlantic flight from Heathrow to JFK. The luxury branding meant our dress code consisted of an unnecessarily stiff-collared midnight-blue uniform and a pair of glittering silver wings sharp enough to slice bread. Lord Feckington pressed the call attendant button…
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The Strange Little Hatchling

August 26, 2026
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A devoted mother duck sits patiently on her nest day and night, keeping the precious eggs warm through the long weeks of waiting. Yellow, fluffy ducklings soon begin to hatch. One large, heavier egg takes longer and, when it finally hatches, a big, white, strange-looking bird emerges.…
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Nowhere to Belong

August 24, 2026
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Mr Mbebe checked his wristwatch, but the hour hand and the minute hand had melted into tiny fleshy middle fingers that were currently busy tying a miniature knot. A skyward coach whined overhead, falling up towards a violet sun that smelled strongly of burnt toast.…
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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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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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