poems by John Grey
Refugees Some people can’t stay where they are. As determined by no home, empty pockets
Holes in the Design
by Catalina Florina Florescu Mirabela was holding a baby blue cloth. Her hands were trembling. “Do you need a cup of tea?” Mirabela did not pay attention. She was examining the cloth with fascination but also terror. “Holes … holes in the design.”
Kant and Enlightenment
by Ana Bazac The 18th century was not only that of Enlightenment. There were even ideas which opposed[1] to the message of progress through cultural development of the many – although “the many” were, at least for the German intellectuals, only townsmen, and rather propertied. But just because of the coexistence of adverse ideologies, we […]
A Free Pass
by Douglas Young Raleigh Reynolds was selling tickets as fast as he could for Friday night’s second show at the campus cinema. From behind open-air bars in the theater’s round ticket booth inside the student center, he enjoyed seeing how fast he could dispense tickets, make change, and keep the line moving. When a […]
poems by Victor Gheorghe
(Lecturi potrivite/recomandate de Alexandra) Poemul 1: There are nights and days When time is still young And pain is unborn In the womb of nothingness;
Întunecimile lui Byron (1998)
de Ștefan Bolea În afara presentimentului morții, viața este goliciune, iluzie, minciună. Dacă instinctele nu te-au apropiat nicicând de moarte, înseamnă că ai trăit degeaba. Moartea nu poate fi gândită și nici discutată pentru că ea este o fantomă. Comunicarea – și exorcizarea ei – se face dincolo de limbaj; doar orbirea sângerată a revelației […]
Malaise
[Caiete #3 ~ fragment] de Ștefan Bolea 21 aprilie 1997, noaptea O ultimă integrală a concertelor pentru pian de Beethoven. Concertul nr. 3 în do minor – surâs nemântuit & îndărătnic. Before midnight În afara Liebestraum-ului nu există decât ratare, dar și împliniți în iubire ne-am considera tot ratați. Convenționalul din noi, cel care ne […]
Eternal Return
by Laura Lambie The door slammed shut with an echoing thud. John crossed the room, sat down, folded his handcuffed hands and smiled. “So, you came for a visit, finally. It’s good to see you again.” “Likewise,” replied Luke, taking a gold case from the pocket of his suit. He opened it and […]
Shogun, James Clavell
(arena culturală: cartea & filmul) de Alexandra Medaru James Clavell (născut Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; n. 1921 – m. 1994) a fost un scriitor, scenarist și regizor britanic, născut în Australia și naturalizat în America (de unde și cele trei cetățenii ale sale). De asemenea, a fost veteran de război după cel de-Al Doilea Război […]
“Hold off the Night: Short Stories” by Teresa Burns Gunther
by Elizabeth Bruce HOLD OFF THE NIGHT: Short Stories by Teresa Burns Gunther, published by Australia-based Truth Serum Press, gives the reader twelve achingly beautiful, poignant stories of adults and children walking the edge. Filled with strained situations and emotional pivots, these stories will hit your gut and your heart and spin you around and […]