Author Archives: gabrielaruivo

©Francisco Janes, Sem título, 2020 http://www.vimeo.com/user13328769 Translated by Lucy Greaves Edited by Rahul Bery “Paradise should be when all pains cease. But this means then that when we have no more pain, we live in paradise! Without realising it! The fortunate and the unfortunate live in the same world and do not know it!” LifeContinue reading “CHAPTER 10 – Insensitivity to Paradise, by Afonso Cruz”

©Vasco Costa, Land scape ground, 2020 http://www.vascocosta.info Translated by Theo Bradford Edited by Rahul Bery “All it took was one person to leak the information, most likely someone from within the government, for all the channels to anticipate the official announcement and, in unison, inform the public that, according to a reliable source, a cureContinue reading “CHAPTER 9 – Fear, by Carlos Campaniço”

©Gabriel Abrantes, Bikini Cat Lady, Óleo sobre linho, 283×210 http://www.gabrielabrantes.com Translated by Julia Sanches Edited by Rahul Bery “Consider yourself lucky. People born after 2059 never saw the stars or the moon. Sometimes I still wonder how we’ve managed to survive down here, like moles.” Teresa exited the metro. The station was deserted around thatContinue reading “CHAPTER 8 – Like Moles, by Gabriela Ruivo Trindade”

©Rui Matos, Sobre uma linha flutuante http://www.ruimatosescultor.com Translated by Robin Patterson Edited by Rahul Bery “Only she herself knew that she had always been prone to incomprehensible excesses. But she had scruples. The taste that, quite literally, lingered in her mouth after one of these adventures, also left a bitter taste in her mind.” CurledContinue reading “CHAPTER 7 – Thoughts, Like Music, Do Not Ask Before Entering, by Cláudia Lucas Chéu”

©Miguel Branco, S/ Título (Manhã), 22 de Março de 2020, digital photography http://www.miguelbranco.com Translated by Rahul Bery Edited by Paul Crick “The problem is, love is one thing and the body is quite another. When one fails, the other stays faithful to itself, always with someone or other until the end. The ones with noContinue reading “CHAPTER 6 – Cybersex Just Doesn’t Cut It, by Ana Bárbara Pedrosa”

©Catarina Domingues, A luz que me foi endereçada, photography https://www.facebook.com/catarina.domingues.90 Translated by James Young Edited by Rahul Bery “In this business of power, who holds the power, who really calls the shots, dear reader, nothing has changed, everything is as old as the world itself, both before and after the virus.” Entirely mistaken, all thingsContinue reading “CHAPTER 5 – Scrambled Egos, Power and the Possibility of Sex, by Patrícia Reis”

©Pedro Calapez, Contacto https://www.calapez.com/ Translated by Margaret Jull Costa Edited by Paul Crick “Teresa’s voice, becoming more and more fused with that of her grandfather, the voice that had spoken thirty years before and lived on in his letter, reminded them of all the homeless people who had either died or been forced to takeContinue reading “CHAPTER 4 – The Voice, by Ana Luísa Amaral”

©Tania Simões, Momentum https://www.facebook.com/tania.simoes Translated by Andrew McDougall Edited by Paul Crick “During this time in which we have stayed at home, we have lived inside an individual cell, in the greatest solitude. Each person’s mind has turned to whatever filters it could so as not to collapse. The prison has shifted from the wallsContinue reading “CHAPTER 3 – Memories of the Time of the Plague, by Ana Cristina Silva”

©António Olaio, Going from red to Blue, versão 2 https://antonioolaio.com/ Translated by Victor Meadowcroft Edited by Paul Crick “A biblical silence fell over the cave; still stunned by the sudden change, some saw their lives moving backwards, while others were unsure of how best to move forwards and sweet-talk the new Sultana of this denContinue reading “CHAPTER 2 – Change in Command, by Inês Pedrosa”