On ambiguity
Between Vendlincourt and Bonfol, 2 July 2026 Everything is ambiguous in life except in court. A prospective juror (not selected), quoted in Janet Marcolm's Iphigenia in Forest Hills
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Journalism: The freedom to be cruel
SanTa Cruz do Sul, 10 January 2025 The freedom to be cruel is one of journalism's uncontested privileges, and the rendering of subjects as if they were characters in bad novels is one of its widely accepted conventions. Janet Malcolm: The silent woman
Every day I have to cry
Santa Cruz do Sul, 6 February 2025 Original: Every day I have to cry Translation: Chaque jour c'est la même chose
Faça as pessoas discutirem ...
Santa Cruz do Sul, 7 Fevereiro 2025 Faça as pessoas discutirem o que não faz diferença nenhuma, e elas nunca perceberão o que realmente está acontecendo.
Everything passes
Santa Cruz do Sul, 20 January 2025 Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness. Everything passes. Osamu Dazai: No longer human
Segue o teu destino ...
Santa Cruz do Sul, 3 Fevereiro 2025 Segue o teu destino ... Rega as tuas plantas; Ama as tuas rosas. O resto é a sombra de árvores alheias. Fernando Pessoa
A selfie at 72
Santa Cruz do Sul, 7 February 2026 From time to time I take a selfie – only to forget it almost immediately. This one I discovered when skimming the ones I took in Santa Cruz, Torres, and Brasília in February and March. The reason I happen to know that I took it in Santa Cruz is the date. The photos saved on my cell phone are sort of an archiv e.