“If you accept that the universe is infinite” – From “The beach” by Alex Garland
by“OK.” I coughed quietly. “If you accept that the universe is infinite, then that means there’s an infinite amount of chances for things to…
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“But it aint my country” – from “All the pretty horses” by Cormac McCarthy
by*Spoiler alert* If you want to read the book or see the movie, it’s better you come back later 😉 “What are you goin…
Return to Narnia: a visit to the new C. S. Lewis Square in Belfast
byCharles Staple Lewis, author of “The Chronicles of Narnia”, was born in East Belfast in 1989 and the city celebrates him with a brand new Square dedicated to his most famous book, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”.
“Bad writing” – from the Afterword of “Full dark, no stars” by Stephen King
byBad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories…
“Lucky” by Alice Sebold: the dark tunnel from where “The lovely bones” comes
byIn the tunnel where I was raped, a tunnel that was once an underground entry to an amphitheater, a place where actors burst forth…
From “Pincher Martin” – A complete identity
byHe cleared his throat as if about to speak in public. “How can I have a complete identity without a mirror? That is what…
Bloomsday 2016 “He rests. He has travelled. With?”
byAgain, this year I couldn’t go down to Dublin to take part to the Bloomsday, the annual day dedicated to James Joyce’s Ulysses, so…
Read and travel: why I don’t read e-books anymore
byDo you remember my articles about e-books? Since I’m an avid read, I had to test more convenient ways to read while traveling than…
“Leave home” – from “Steal like an artist” by Austin Kleon
by“Distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has…
“The Tartar Steppe” – That is how we are made, and we shall never get better.
byThen in the subterranean silence Drago felt the throb of his own heart; it had begun to beat strongly. So even this old man…
“The Tartar Steppe” – The death of Angustina
byWhen the wind fell off for a moment, Angustina again raised his head a little and moved his lips slowly as if to speak;…
From East Belfast to Narnia: the C.S.Lewis statue
byA passage that can take you from East Belfast directly to Narnia? It could be there, you just only have to try entering the…
Freelance life: not holidays, but adventures going nowhere
byIt’s called stress and surely it’s not a news in the life of a freelance. Especially in the summer, that for us means not…
Happy World Book Day!
byToday is April 23th, World Book Day. I would of like writing something about it, maybe a list of my favourite books, or even…
“L’alveo della nostra lingua madre” – da “Troppa Felicità” di Alice Munro
bySorry, this entry is only available in Italian. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You…