Albania

The Power of the Pen

Cover picture by Peggy Marco, via Pixabay “How on earth,” thought Luke, “did I ever get myself in this dire situation? We’ve been tossed to and fro’ by the storm. We’ve thrown all the ship’s tackle overboard. It’s nearly two weeks since we ate a meal. Everybody’s utterly dejected, we’re all going to drown…” OnlyContinue reading “The Power of the Pen”

A Wonderful Read from the Balkans

The Migrant, by Paul Alkazraji “The opening lines make you, the reader, feel that the story has already been rollicking along like a bolting horse, and it is a pace that the storyteller never eases up on.” (from the back cover) -o-O-o- As a member of my neighbourhood book club, I’d just dawdled through theContinue reading “A Wonderful Read from the Balkans”