The Stories Between Two Languages

"For a writer, to change languages is to write a love letter with a dictionary." Emil Cioran

Common People

“I don’t know why, but I had to start it somewhere.”  – Pulp  – He was leaning against the wall smoking. One leg was bent with his foot pressed against the wall, as if he wanted to make himself smaller or invisible, pushing his body into the wall. He held the cigarette like a pen, […]

World Outside Your Window

“Tell me if you want to see/ A world outside your window/ A world outside your window isn’t free/ And tell me if you want to catch that feeling of redemption/ That feeling of redemption doesn’t do much for me.” – Tanita Tikaram – Cecilia stood in front of the mirror with her green eyes […]

The Dust on Our Wings

“But it is not enough merely to exist,” said the butterfly, “I need freedom, sunshine, and a little flower for a companion.”  – Hans Christian Andersen – Across the dining room table, she clutched her phone while he flipped through a stack of old photographs. “Look at this one. I was only five when it was taken […]