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A place where men drink and women dream. By Viktoras Jakovlevas for LRT (2008) After the school was closed, the shop became the most important public space in the village of Varputėnai, Lithuania. There is a public library, and a priest comes on Sundays to hold a church service, but the shop is a place … Continue reading "The Shop"

Meaning emerges from a soundscape of bells By Maria Margaronis (2026) For centuries, great flocks of sheep and goats grazed the mountains of Greece and the Balkans. Some herders were completely nomadic, travelling with their whole household between grazing grounds. Now very few shepherds make the traditional journey to the high pastures each spring and … Continue reading "Everything Has Its Own Story"

By Mette Post Riggelsen (2026) A sonic crown of sonnets about that horrible moment, when you mother dies and becomes particles of light without a word. A poetic tribute to mothers, to life and to the Danish poet Inger Christensen. First created for the HearSay festival in 2026 where this feature won the Art prize. … Continue reading "Has He Been Standing There All Along?"

An experimental Scots translation of ‘Catullus 63’ tells the story of a young athlete driven mad by the Mother Goddess, driven to become an orgiastic priestess in the wild mountain woods, in a cacophonous reimagining of the Latin classic as a trans hymn to the Caledonian Forest. By Harry Josephine Giles and Callie Rose Petal … Continue reading "Attis in Caledon"

How do you make a life or death decision? By Luis Trelles for Radio Ambulante (2018) In Puerto Rico in 2012, a jury faces the possibility of sentencing someone to the death penalty – nearly a century after its abolition in 1929. Whilst the constitution of Puerto Rico has expressly banned the death penalty since … Continue reading "Juror No. 10"