The journal

Stories to linger over.

A curated selection from the Moniqs archive, newest first. More stories are being moved over from the original site.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ~ VICTOR ALONSO

Art · Reflection

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ~ VICTOR ALONSO

¿Qué misterio se esconde tras la puerta? ¿Tu corazón está sellado y triste? La sombra que se esconde tras la luz Evoca una nostalgia de colores, Nostalgia de palabras que has perdido Una tarde de invierno y de violines. Pero hay luz que ilumina enaltecida Tus ojos de Gioconda Y e

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JORGE LUIS BORGES ~ THE NIGHT

Literature · Reflection

JORGE LUIS BORGES ~ THE NIGHT

“I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does.” Jorge Luis Borges

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THE KREUTZER SONATA

Art · Reflection

THE KREUTZER SONATA

“The Kreutzer Sonata” Rene Prinet “In our day marriage is only a violence and falsehood” Leo Tolstoy

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PETER HANDKE ~ INTELLECTUAL WRITER

Literature · Reflection

PETER HANDKE ~ INTELLECTUAL WRITER

“…You should learn how to run properly and scream properly, with your mouth wide open… even when you yawn you’re are afraid to open your mouth all the way.” Peter Handke (Austria 1942- ) Handke sits firmly in the European tradition of intellectual writers who make serious demands

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