Joyce C. Baker

Feb 6, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Hannah Allen-Shim |Joyce C. Baker |Ariane Gélinas |J. D. Kurtness

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand cultural understanding by giving readers unparalleled access to contemporary world literature in English translation while providing a vital platform for today’s international writers. Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation.

Feb 5, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Joyce C. Baker |Nina Perrotta

The most merciful thing in the world, I think,is the inability of the human mind tocorrelate all its contents. — H. P. Lovecraft, The Call of CthulhuOphélie has the incredible gift of stopping time with her hair. I always sit to the left of the stage, in a blind spot from which I can watch her watch others. I am totally hidden behind the invisible veil created by the quantum collision of spotlight particles against the room’s shadows.