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Hello,
So, last newsletter of the year—it’s been a tough year for everyone, everywhere, but I hope you’re doing as well as possible, and thank you for sticking here so far. My novella BUT NOT TOO BOLD will come out in February, but until then, if you want something quick to read during your summer or winter break, here are the short stories I published in 2024:
There is Love in São Paulo (IZ Digital)
Bite Me, Drink Me, Eat Me (The Dark)
Worker’s Song / Canção Operária (Samovar)
Rabbit’s Foot (The Dark)
Casulo (Fantástico Guia)
Below, you can find the last recommended translation of 2024! Next year, I’ll also include books in English—there are so many great stories out there that I wish others would read, but I will keep recommending translated works with a focus on Global South authors, of course. If you enjoy this part of the newsletter, you can follow my Instagram too, where I post monthly updates on the books I’ve been reading.
See you next year,
Hache 🕷️
P.S. These holidays, please consider supporting organizations such as The Khartoum Kitchen, which runs 12 community kitchens in Sudan, or funding a kitchen in Gaza.
The Delivery 🇨🇴 La Encomienda
(Margarita García Robayo, 2022, trans. Megan McDowell)
A nameless narrator living alone in Buenos Aires is shaken by three things: the delivery of a large package at her home, the seemingly impossible arrival of her estranged mother, and the racism she faces as an immigrant as she tries to move on with her daily life. A cat vanishes, her mother is never seen, her neighbors are watchful and hostile, and she no longer knows what is real or not anymore.
The Delivery is just slightly longer than a novella, but its short narrative is purposeful and effective, playing with speculative and mundane elements effortlessly.