PinnedMember-onlyAn Excerpt from “Il respiro del fiume”An excerpt from “Il respiro del fiume” by Patrizia Poli At four in the morning, the light is already sufficient in Benares to cross the city and reach one of the hundred ghats on the Ganges. Wrapped in a faded sari, a slim figure, with knotted hair, a long…Fiction12 min readFiction12 min read
PinnedMember-onlyBianca come la neveAn excerpt from “Bianca come la neve ” by Patrizia Poli “White as snow” my father said, “so I want this daughter of desire.” My mother sewed by the window, she pricked herself, drops of blood wet the cold pillow on the windowsill. She then turned to my father, put…Vampires4 min readVampires4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDead Man WalkingA penny for your thoughts. Are you thinking about your girlfriend? Are you thinking about what to ask for dinner? Are you thinking about dawn that grabs you? I see your arm, tattooed and strong, the tendons hardening just enough to allow you to grab the bottle through the bars. Your eyes…Death Penalty2 min readDeath Penalty2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyIceland, Finland and the Myths cherished by TolkienThingvellir: I am behind the black basalt spur, in front of the immense lichen-covered lawn where the Althing was held, the open-air parliament of the Icelanders. In the cold, sulfur-smelling air, in this asphalt-colored lava land, among pumice dunes and geyser puffs, it is necessary to make a classification…Iceland6 min readIceland6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyFrom Behind“It’s late, Mario, let me go”. She threw herself out of the car, fumbled with the lock, for a moment the light illuminated the entrance hall. She wore a shirt that was a little big on her. He was impressed with the image of his thin shoulders disappearing into the door. He…Short Story6 min readShort Story6 min read
Mar 6Member-onlyVikingsVery well constructed series, signed by Michael Hirst, Vikings, even if too modern in the visual system, in the hairstyles and make-up. The protagonists look more like rock stars, for their movements and expressions, rather than ancient Norse. But the reconstructions of the environment are meticulous and effective, the characters…Vikings4 min readVikings4 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyGiuseppe Benassi, “L’omicidio Serpenti o l’enigma del bosco sacro”As always in Benassi, crime story is a pretext to talk about esoteric culture, about alchemical paths, which he approaches not as an adept but as a scholar, fascinated even if disenchanted. In this novel — the second of a series starring the irreverent lawyer Borrani — more than…Esoteric3 min readEsoteric3 min read
Mar 2Member-onlyI versi livornesi di Giorgio Caproni“Livorno, when she passed by, she smelled of air and boats “ Giorgio Caproni (1912–1990) was born in Livorno and there he set his most beautiful poems, those dedicated to his mother, Anna Picchi, Annina, called “Versi Livornesi”, in the collection “The seed of crying” of 1959. In 1922 he…Giorgio Caproni6 min readGiorgio Caproni6 min read
Mar 1Member-onlyLorenzo Spurio, “Jane Eyre una rilettura contemporanea”If one feature distinguishes today’s literary criticism, it is multimedia and the combination of “high” literature with unconventional and not immediately related means of expression, from genre fiction to cinema and role-playing games. The demystification of the mother text is accompanied by an extreme simplification of the critical language. …Jane Eyre2 min readJane Eyre2 min read
Feb 28Member-onlyFolco Terzani, “A piedi nudi sulla terra”“Values depend on the point of view. For example, for the mass media, for the public, a sahdu is ruined, he is a poor fellow because he renounces attachments, houses, things. Whereas a sahdu, a fakir, thinks that those who remain in samsara are ruined. They are the ones…Samsara5 min readSamsara5 min read
