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©Manuel João Vieira, Paisagem Patafísica http://www.mjvieira.com/site Translated by Nuala Motel-Casey Edited by Sarah Jacobs “Tiny dandelion seeds embed themselves into cliffside cracks. From these seeds hope will grow, that is, tiny yellow flowers which will only be visible when dawn is over, in the explosion of morning.”  (An interlude in the unfolding of this story.Continue reading “CHAPTER 19 – The Taste of Madness, by Cristina Carvalho”

©Hugo Canoilas, Noite Ocidental http://www.quadradoazul.pt/en/qa/artist/hugo Translated by Padma Viswanathan Edited by Charlotte Hammond Matthews “There were so many dead that the bells would toll whole days at a time, as though they were a symphony being improvised that very moment by some great composer, a work commissioned by the moment itself.” Before she responded, TeresaContinue reading “CHAPTER 18 – Death to the Sun, by Adélia Carvalho”

©Ana Catarina Fragoso, Duna, 2020, Acrílico sobre ferro (galvanizado) e quinado http://www.catarinafragoso.com Translated by Frank Wynne Edited by Amanda Hopkinson “An arm. There on the floor was an arm with no body, no weapon, slithering in a series of grotesque convulsions, leaving a black trail like a motion blur.” But something was moving; not someContinue reading “CHAPTER 17 – Reboot?, by Luis Rainha”

©Xana, Etnatum http://www.xana.tv Translated by Zoë Perry Edited by Amanda Hopkinson “Holding out her finger, with her eyes closed, she walked toward the hologram. She looked. Her finger was pointed at Santiago, in what used to be Chile.” And it was always to the cave that she returned, to those confrontational and chaotic meetings, inContinue reading “CHAPTER 16 – Out of the Cave, by Ana Saragoça”

©Nuno Nunes-Ferreira, Medo http://www.nunonunes-ferreira.com Translated by Tom Gatehouse Edited by Sarah Jacobs “I know, Lúcia, how the earth suffers when there isn’t so much as a drop of water to whet its hope. I know how birds won’t fly when they have nothing to drink, how flowers wilt, and how leaves fall from the treesContinue reading “CHAPTER 15 – The Other Side of a Kiss, by António Jorge Serafim”

©Manuel Botelho, Selfie, 22-03-2020 http://www.manuelbotelho.com/pt Translated by Beth Fowler Edited by Sarah Jacobs “That ambiguous face gave her the shivers, a sudden burst of terror, but then she remembered that Reboredo’s profession was precisely that: the home delivery of fear. And she unlocked the door.” After a long silence, the line went dead. Somewhat concerned,Continue reading “CHAPTER 14 – That Ambiguous Face, by José Mário Silva”

©João Jacinto, Sem título http://www.facebook.com/joao.jacinto.399 Translated by Nick Caistor & Lucia Caistor Arendar Edited by Sarah Jacobs “Everything suggests it is the ones who’ve been programmed, which includes para-humans like you (do you like the expression ‘para-humans’, Reboredo?) who since then have been keeping us prisoners of fear.” “Do you like your name, Reboredo?” “WhyContinue reading “CHAPTER 13 – 2020: EVILA-SI-RAEF, by António Ladeira”

©Ana Vidigal, Afterword: a vida é um soco no estômago, 2020, Téc. mista s/ tela, 30 X 25 cm anavidigal.blogspot.com Translated by Isobel Foxford Edited by Sarah Jacobs “With the Fearvirus planted in yet another home, he continued to the next stop on a route determined by the Algorithm of Obedience and Loyalty: the greatContinue reading “CHAPTER 12 — Fanatics Have Hearts Too, by Hugo Gonçalves”

©Mimi Tavares, Sem título, técnica mista sobre papel https://www.facebook.com/mimitavaresartwork/ Translated by Annie McDermott Edited by Charlotte Hammond Matthews “I am a specialist in the speech of fish. They say things, they know what goes on in the world. That’s why I’m here, to give you some advice about how to behave from now on.” PreciselyContinue reading “Chapter 11 – The Brightly Coloured Fish, by Jaime Rocha”