August 1, 2026

African Nightmare

Boredom can be deadly south of Gibraltar.
There was a redhead sailor from Hull,
Who claimed his every day was dull.
Till he rounded the Rock,
Hit a Moroccan dock,
And was swallowed alive by a gull.

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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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