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This was actually what I was looking for, and I am glad to come here. I am thankful to you for sharing such information with us..

¿Desde cuando un puertorriqueño no es blanco?

El sonido silente.

El sonido
candoroso, el
tierno pasado
que canta en
el sol regalando
una rima.

Francesco Sinibaldi

Suffering always seems to bring about questions of 'To whom do we owe this misery?'

A delicious salad of colours, textures and metaphor, with the lingering taste of wonder. What would you do with an angel?

Great short, Phil! Loved the story as well. As another former officer, thought it delivered a true taste of deployment. Have written a proper review at my site:

www.SHMcGregor.com/war

Awesome work Erin!

"If she was laid open her belly would spill an ocean of red wine and root vegetables..."

Love it!

You remind us of the importance of travel: of seeking answers we think only science can answer, yet lie within. You remind us of the need to think about the world in terms of a giant, perhaps never-ending, narrative: we learn about the world, about our place in the world, and about our limitations in this world by reading about it. Thank you for writing this. I cannot wait to see Rosalia with my own eyes.

Dans la lumière...

La nuit vient
avec la douceur
d'un courant
de poésies, avec
la chanson qui
dort dans le
rêve en donnant
l'harmonie de la
fugitive neige.

Francesco Sinibaldi

jolie poste, merci.

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Really nice blog I am surprised.

I am also fascinated by zombies. I think it´s the apocalyptic element that makes it so interesting. And the ultimate question - What defines a human being? How do we survive the most unthinkable?

A good zombie story makes you think!

It seems that you are maintaining a steady blogging pace. Well done! Looking for more updates from your end. Thanks a lot!

In the wind.

Beautiful
sounds and
a delicate care
in the heart of
a soft wind,
with a tender
profile and a
warm atmosphere.

Francesco Sinibaldi

I really enjoyed this story while believing the narrator was 'the boy's' sister.

I lost interest upon finding 'the boy's' Dad was the narrator.

Is there more information available on your website about Alarcón?

I wish Granta was around the doctor's waiting room and not Entertainment Weekly. Your publication takes the time to understand an author as an author, not an author from an interviewer's perspective, and it shows.

Granta- Thanks again for publishing content from the rest of the world. It's your greatest strength. I hope we hear more from Mboob.

@James- Yes, the location of Chicago bookshops is overly-specific for an English publication, but clearly there are American readers of both the print and the online material. By crossing the Atlantic, the website IS trying to reach a broader audience. Obviously.

'Pakistan' was one of the most unexpected themes I've seem from the editorial team. Kudos for both shaking things up and succeeding.

Thanks for another cross-over. It makes the website vital for any Granta reader and valuable for everyone else.

I wasn't where this piece would go-- an English working-man's tale in the 'Work' issue-- but I was pleasantly surprised to watch the story expand into a memoir of the transference of the idea of work between generations. An excellent father figure, and an excellent author able to visualize each aspect of the story from two ends of the spectrum.

Good story! love the description of the father as an elmore leonard assassin, love the description of the family, love the description of the tumor... you definitely played the heartstrings here.

Sobrio y silente.

El viento,
el dulzor de
la noche que
viene dichosa
como un dulce
pájaro cuando
el canto regresa.

Francesco Sinibaldi