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“Tourada à corda” in Terceira Island, Azores   I overheard a conversation between a father, his wife and daughter while at lunch at Le Petit Château in Quebec City the other day. “What are you planning to do this afternoon?” … Continue reading →

I’m hanging out with paulo da costa these days. On the crowded subway ride to work in the morning and again in the evening on the way home I listen to him; those around me don’t. But I prefer listening … Continue reading →

Presépio by Dinis Cabral Each time I travel to Ponta Delgada, I look forward to stopping at the Mercado da Graça to visit Sr. Dinis Cabral in his small shop along a row of merchants who sell souvenirs to tourists. … Continue reading →

Our first snowfall. I just had to be with the snow and the solitude of this early winter’s day.

Agustina Bessa-Luís (1984) Photo: Emanuel Melo This year, Agustina Bessa-Luís, one of the most important and significant Portuguese writers of all time, celebrates her 95th birthday. Although her books have been translated into several languages, her vast work has yet … Continue reading →

Agustina Bessa-Luís (1984) Foto: Emanuel Melo Este ano compartilhamos na celebração dos 95 anos da vida da escritora portuguesa, Agustina Bessa-Luís. Apesar de já ter lido quase toda a sua vasta obra, não me sinto competente para falar sobre a … Continue reading →

The prolific Azorean literary critic and essayist Vamberto Freitas wrote, “Our geographies are now interior and no longer have anything to do with physical distance, longing and absences.”* (My translation from the original Portuguese text.) His observation on the immigrant’s … Continue reading →

Normally, I don’t watch Saturday morning TV, but when I woke up today, I remembered that it was time for the start of the weekly Portuguese shows. They came on one after the other, each 30-minute show giving a different … Continue reading →

On one of my meandering walks through Rosetta McClain Gardens I came upon a bench where someone had left a pair of shoes neatly placed on the ground in front of it. The composition was too good to miss and … Continue reading →

Very early in the morning of the fifth Sunday after every Easter, people come together to create the long, beautiful flower carpets that are spread throughout the city streets of Ponta Delgada in anticipation of the afternoon procession of O … Continue reading →