Number 3 || Day Saver 

Number 2 || Small Pleasures 

Number 1 || Rare Thing 

I can see a mosaic of myself being reflected back. I exist in the mundane; in the little things that are sometimes overlooked. A cold cup of tea, untouched on the kitchen table, forgotten from the previous night. And... 

26th of January 2025 

Everywhere I look 

First piece showcased in page 23 and the second in page 27 (in Issue 4 - Nov/December 2024)



Two small pieces of Senryu 

"Devoted, my curious fingers softly exploring your salivating mouth. At first, poking at your gums with tenderness, surprised with how fragile the pink slippery skin is, how quickly the redness bleeds, how it coats my nails with colour... "

I Will Blame It On (Autumn) & No violence, no bite, no poison – At last, war dogs discovering peace

Slightly experimental anti-government piece. 

Metaphorical Guillotine 

afternoon walk
in the stillness
of the moment
crumbs of sunlight
kissing my face

(issue 10)

1 tanka + 1 haiga (December 2024)

The domestic atmosphere of a man casually resting his hands on the kitchen table, eyes half closed and full of sleep, waiting for his coffee cup to stop spinning in the microwave. A lazy yawn escaping from his swollen mouth...

26th of November 2024

The domestic atmosphere 

cinema sessions
at the cemetery
I sit and watch
the smallest picture 
your life; a tragic short fim
with bad protagonists 

Envy and all the places
it inhabits
cohabitates
transforms 
- being a woman in a men´s world 

3 pieces - September 2024 

cold sips of coffee ...
I catch him giving eyes
to the cute waitress

1 Senryu - Nov/Dec 2024

A river cutting blindingly through the earth's core, never bending itself, never apologizing, never submissive; but melting obsidian into slippery curves, demanding, growing, becoming an ocean - my mother.

2 small pieces 

In my father´s absence: 
must every single conversion 
be wrapped in grief? 

midnight tequila shot 
from the salty tongue
freshly squeezed lies 

my short skirt
blowing up
in the breeze
of male audacity 

3 Senryu: November 2024

psychedelic moon landing
I fantasize...
all of those small steps
we never took

Three psychedelic fleas 

Chicken Factory 

Lucy found out that Peter, her boyfriend and my husband, was married.

She told me everything. How they met, felt the sparks, and continued to pursue the connection.

I held her hands in mine, a gesture of comfort. I gave her my number and made (...)

A Pretty Woman Came Knocking On My Door 

Old country called me back 

Senryu 

we wear crowns
made solely of garden weeds
brave backyard champions

wincing glance
the beginning
of a cruel winter

2 Senryu 

my forgiveness a beast with too many heads 

Joana Figueiredo

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