Tag Archives: Portugal

Breath by breath, walking the pilgrim’s way

Posted on September 3, 2023 by subincontinentia

We were stretched out on the grassy slopes of the medieval walled city of Forteleza in Valença, a stone’s throw from the Portuguese-Spanish border. I was gazing at a bee clumsily mounting a dandelion. The simple act of removing shoes … Continue reading →

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The backstrap

Posted on August 11, 2015 by subincontinentia

One professor of literature told me that after her mother had died of stomach cancer, she had not been able to cook for three months because the system wouldn’t let her refill her kitchen gas cylinder. She had visited the concerned office six times to appeal, but the clerks kept telling her that her mother needed to come to make the payment. Continue reading →

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