The ocean glistened beneath a sky so clear she could scarcely have imagined it during the years she’d lived in the city. From her window, she could clearly see the lighthouse as well as the small rocks that stood out in the centre of the bay like the crest of some underwater dragon. The neat row ...
The storm was receding, now barely an echo of cold rain. I wanted to return the key to Bea, but her eyes told me she wanted me to be the one to keep it. We strolled down toward Paseo de San Gervasio, hoping to find a taxi or a bus. We walked in silence, holding hands and hardly looking at each ot...
‘Is old Cockroach succumbing, Fermín?’ asked Number 17 every time he heard him slump to the floor. Fermín no longer bothered giving medical updates on his cellmate. If it happened, they’d soon see the canvas sack passing by. ‘Look here, Salgado, if you’re going to die, do so once and for all, and...
The establishment selling conjuring tricks stood behind a carved wooden canopy. Its glass doors revealed only the bare outlines of the gloomy interior. Black velvet curtains were draped across showcases displaying masks and Victorian-style apparatus: marked packs of cards, weighted daggers, books...
Otherwise you get sidetracked and act in a dissolute manner.’‘Where did you get that expression from?’‘From one of your books. Dis-so-lute. It sounds good.’‘And it’s great for rhymes.’‘Don’t change the subject.’During the day we would both work on our respective manuscripts. We would have dinner ...