Author: Sarah Williams

Letter in transition: Don’t try to understand it

I’m currently sitting on my grandmother’s porch. It’s early June, the birds are singing like they do in the movies, and there’s a light summer breeze that contrasts well against the flies that swarm around me. I’m rested, but I’m also running on low battery- on my computer and my mind.   A few days […]

Octubre.

Read in English here. Cuando vivo octubre, me arropo con más té, flores frescas y paseos largos. Cuando vivo octubre, recojo el aire; y aunque este octubre sea diferente, respiro y me dejo ser. Con mis complicaciones, mis cualidades y los ismos que llevo dentro. Hace unos octubres, quizá cuatro o cinco, concluí que quería […]

October.

Leer en español. When I live October, I wrap myself with more tea, fresh flowers, long walks. When I live October, I collect the air; and though this October is different, I breathe in and let myself be. With my complications, with my qualities and the isms that I carry inside. A few Octobers ago, […]

olhando pela janela

Acordei hoje de manhã escutando alguém tocando ” A Bela e a Fera” com uma flauta desde alguma janela do outro lado do nosso prédio. Nos inclinamos sobre a varanda e batemos palmas, eu e alguns vizinhos lá embaixo. Pedimos que toque outra música, porque hoje não há pressa. hoje, há tempo. Ao meio-dia, ouvimos […]

Re-

I walk past the fruit shop every day except for Mondays, when I actually walk in and buy about 6 euros worth of fruit for the week. Mandarinas are in right now, and kiwis. I’ve been buying fresh ginger and lemon for the past month to fight off colds. It’s mostly been working so I […]