Quincunx
how the quincunx keeps forcing itself into my mind
more from Fórum Fántastico
some more videos and soundtracks from Fórum Fántastico, Lisbon…
at Fórum Fantástico 2010
how I got on at the Fórum Fantástico in Lisbon…
in Lisbon next weekend
I’m going to be in Lisbon next weekend attending Fórum Fantástico as a guest…
harpsichord
I find the sound of a harpsichord (cravo in Portuguese – a word that is also used for the carnation flower and cloves – perhaps some kind Portuguese speaker could explain this), and other related instruments such as spinets and virginals, exquisite – though prolonged listening to it can become a tad wearing. Recently, at night in a tent on the shoulder of a mountain beside a ruined Roman fort (nothing wrong with setting the …
the vanishing thickness of books
[update: been meaning to put a link to this Robert McCrumb article in the Guardian that seems to agree with my thoughts in this post.] A few days ago I discovered that the book I’m currently working on (working title: Matryoshka) is not in fact a novel, but rather a novella. Initially I was rather dismayed. After some investigation I realized that of course it was a novella – not only because it is going …
crucifix versus cross
a notion as to why some people are less bothered than others by the violence in the Stone Dance…
fórum fantástico
I have been invited to attend Fórum Fantástico 2010 in Lisbon in November…
entrevista com Diário de Notícias
entrevista com Diário de Notícias…
artigo do João Seixas na revista Os Meus Livros
artigo de João Seixas – article in a Portuguese literary magazine…