On forgotten books and the literature that remains, waiting to be read. By Nuria Ruiz Fdez HoyLunes – I was organizing my library the other day when a book appeared that had been silent for years, tucked away among others. It wasn’t hidden, or even lost; it was simply forgotten. ‘Y abrazarte’ (And to Embrace You), by Clara…
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The sanctuary where silence becomes a mirror, writing turns into surrender, and words find exactly what we try to evade in life. By Lidia Roselló HoyLunes – The Orange Room is not an office. It is not a pretty desk. Nor is it that corner of the house you show in your ´stories´ when you resolve to “be consistent”.…
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Time’s Puzzle: Why fulfillment only reveals itself once it becomes memory, and how to learn to inhabit the present before it turns into nostalgia. By Claudia Benítez HoyLunes – There is a question that tends to surface late, almost always when we are no longer in the place where it originated: *Was I happy then?* It is not a…
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The Deceptive Dance of the Immediate: Unraveling Ephemeral Pleasure from Deep and Lasting Happiness. By Claudia Benítez HoyLunes – In everyday language, pleasure and happiness are often used as synonyms. However, although they are related, they are profoundly different experiences. Seeking what makes you feel good, avoiding pain, and repeating pleasant experiences seems like a logical formula. Yet, over…
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From archetypes to poetic language: a journey through the collective unconscious to discover that our identity is the node of a universal symphony. By Ana Rosa Rodríguez HoyLunes – We live surrounded by signs, yet we rarely stop to interpret symbols. We believe ourselves to be the solitary architects of our thoughts, masters of an impenetrable individuality; however, beneath…
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There are griefs that make no noise. They don’t come kicking down doors, nor do they bring movie-style drama. There are griefs that settle in like a dim light in the hallway: it doesn’t illuminate anything, but it doesn’t let you forget it’s there either. By Lidia Roselló HoyLunes – They sit with you at the table. They watch…
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Beyond the toasts and the clamor, the end of the year whispers an outstanding invitation: to inhabit the silence, to name that which is wounded, and to discover that forgiveness is not forgetting, but rather the light luggage we need to begin anew. By Claudia Benítez HoyLunes – Time makes no noise; the year does not announce its closure.…
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In an uncertain December, the invitation to introspection becomes a beacon: a journey toward reconciliation with the wounds of the past and inner forgiveness, transforming memory into a guide for inhabiting the present with clarity and building a future of hope rooted in human compassion. By Claudia Benítez HoyLunes – This has been a year in which we have…
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Literary Toast and Writer’s Foibles: Five New Year’s Eve Rituals for Writing, Publishing, and Traveling with Your Next Novel. From the twelve grapes to gold in the glass, the author reveals her fun and functional New Year’s Eve rituals, transforming classic superstitions into creative promises so that her second novel, following *Ladrona de Naranjas*, is born with passion and good…
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A journey through the brightness and shadows of progress, where innovation advances at high speed while social reality remains divided between those who can reach it and those who can only watch from afar. By Claudia Benítez HoyLunes – We live in an era in which humanity has witnessed unprecedented medical and technological advances. Science seems to brush against…
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