A man entirely alone, would not have any memory; nor need it. (Pierre Janet) Mr. Freud was wrong.…
2. The trip Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Proofread by Izabel Arocha There was much light around us. It seemed that…
3. The residents Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Proofread by Izabel Arocha I spoke about herons and claws and beaks. Herons…
4. Still the inhabitants Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Proofread by Izabel Arocha I was sitting on the ground, in the…
5. The house Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Proofread by Izabel Arocha The yard was huge. I had the impression…
6. The food Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Proofread by Izabel Arocha After we left the nightmare, Geraldo always said with…
7. Overalls and barefoot on the ground Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz I don’t know if my memory betrays me, I…
8. Medals, needles and other valuables Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Once, digging the clay, I found a medal of Our…
9. Purging medicine Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz There’s a student, black and slim as an African statue, named Abraim. I…
10. The letters Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Campo do Meio, so and so. Mom, or Auntie, or Dear Parents:…
11. Ms. Leca and Ms. Clotilde Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz During my stay at that Orphanage, I had two teachers.…
12. Two supervisors and a priest Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Some characters must be brought into play in this tapestry…
13. Ladybugs, entertainment and rays of light never erased Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz The writer Dalton Trevisan, in his short…
14. Mermaids, trucks, the happiness of the child covers more than one chapter Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz It’s comforting to…
15. Jorge de Souza Félix Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz It’s very strange to remember. At the beginning of my…
16. The church Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz It shouldn’t have been very large or very rich. But necessarily there must…
17. Ear pain and night-blindness Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz How many times did the nice figure of a doctor with…
18. Impressions of a distant world Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz I have always asked myself about my learning and reactions,…
19. Patchwork Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz There is an anxious bunch of little souvenirs annoying me, requiring registration. They are…
20. Parties Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz At the end of the year, maybe October or November, a tiny group of…
21. Darkness and diarrhea Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz If that God hadn’t been born, nasty stuff would not have happened.…
22. The pissers Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Or maybe they didn’t ridicule because that was such a common show? Every…
23. Chump Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz Wasn’t there a king of the beggars at the Courtyard of Miracles? At the…
24. Rebellion Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz The death of Chump was followed by a period of silence and terror. Yes,…
25. Finale Translated by Angela Telles-Vaz It happened, if I’m not mistaken, during one of the many afternoons when we…