June
Junio
We can't escape that mouth of summer, pronouncing syllables of the day, leaving us trapped in an abyss of minute hands  —in our own pointless consolation. The year goes…
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Glory and its Litany of Horrors (Excerpt)
Excerpt from Glory and its Litany of Horrors Translated from the Portuguese by Eric M. B. Becker Brazilian actor Mario Cardoso recounts a disastrous performance of King Lear, which would…
Aire
Siempre me ha intrigado el animal que somos y cuántas cosas hace nuestro cuerpo por sĂ mismo, sin que seamos todo el tiempo conscientes de ellas: late el corazĂłn y…
Pecados celestiales
• Lourdes Hernández Fuentes, La cocinera atrevida. De sus diarios pĂşblicos, veinte años. Con prĂłlogos de Romeo Tello, Armando Vega Gil, Jaime LĂłpez y dibujos de Felipe Ehrenberg. MĂ©xico, Desliz…
NATO at 70: is the military pact still relevant?
This year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is celebrating its 70th anniversary, making it the longest and, in turn, most successful military pact in history. Starting with 12 members,…
The Chronicler
The following constitutes chapter 3 of Ilan Stavans’ new book The Return of Carvajal: A Mystery (PSUP, with etchings by Eko), due out in October, which explored the resurfacing of…
Literal’s Film Festival is Coming Soon!
Literal’s international short film festival, Literally Short Film Festival, is now ready for its 6th edition on June 5-9, 2019, located at Literal Magazine, 5425 Renwick Dr., HTX 77081. From…
Chasing Tumbleweeds
This story forms part of the anthology for young readers entitled Chapelle Creek Memories: Growing Up during the Great Depression in South Dakota, available soon through Literal Publishing. * *…
A Conversation with Dessane Lopez Cassell
The Extremely Shorts Film Festival has formed part of Houston’s native Aurora Picture Show since 1998, making it one of the oldest short film festivals in the city. Every year,…
Fincar sobre tierra firme. La escritura geolĂłgica de Gerardo Arana
I. Des-sedimentar para hacer la pregunta sobre la justicia No es necesario haber leĂdo “Suave patria”, el poema que RamĂłn LĂłpez Velarde escribiĂł en 1921 mientras MĂ©xico salĂa de más…
The proposal, de Jill Magid
El mĂ©todo de la artista conceptual Jill Magid, originaria de Bridgeport, Connecticut, pero residente de Brooklyn, consiste en insertarse como personaje en los temas que inspiran su obra, los cuales…
Los que nadamos
En el verano del año pasado seguĂ en Twitter un ejercicio que disfrutĂ© muchĂsimo. En una jornada que durĂł tres dĂas, la escritora Cristina Rivera Garza lanzĂł varios tuits con…
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