Category Archives: The Midwife Of Torment

Canadian Writers Abroad – reviews Midwife of Torment

Posted on October 16, 2017 by escritorto

  The Midwife of Torment & Other Stories, Guernica Editions: 2017, 202 pages. Reviewed by Irene Marques Calling Us into Seeing and Being More: “Me” and the World The Midwife of Torment & Other Stories by paulo da costa is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, News, Reviews, Reviews - M&T | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Focus On Victoria – Magazine – w/ author paulo da costa

Posted on July 8, 2017 by escritorto

By Amy Reiswig An out-of-the-box thinker, writer, editor and translator believes in daring to be different for the social good. http://www.focusonvictoria.ca/julyaugust-2017/paulo-da-costa-the-midwife-of-torment-other-stories-r5/

Posted in Blog, Fiction, Interviewed, Interviews - M&T, News, Reviews - M&T, Sudden Fiction, Sudden Fictions - M&T, The Midwife Of Torment | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

On Writing – Open Book interview with paulo da costa

Posted on June 18, 2017 by escritorto

Interview on Open Book: The idiom “small is beautiful” is often true in fiction – from short stories to microfiction, sometimes the briefest glimpses into an imagined world are the most arresting. The Midwife of Torment & Other Stories (Guernica Editions) … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Interviewed, Interviews, Interviews - M&T, News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

All Lit Up – Flash Interview

Posted on May 19, 2017 by escritorto

This Short Story Month, we’re interviewing short story writers every Wednesday, here on the All Lit Up blog. paulo da costa’s latest short story collection  The Midwife of Torment & Other Stories (Guernica Editions) is exclusively made up of “sudden … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Interviewed, Interviews - M&T, News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Midwife of Torment – forthcoming book

Posted on October 22, 2014 by escritorto

The Midwife of Torment (sudden fictions) to be published in 2017 by Guernica Editions Meanwhile, enjoy two story excerpts from this forthcoming book: Pleasant Troubles The Midwife of Torment  

Posted in Interviews - M&T, News, Reviews - M&T | Leave a comment

The Midwife of Torment

Posted on September 22, 2013 by escritorto

  (…) Felismina, the town curandeira, a woman accustomed to probing the depths of the psyche, a midwife of torment, heard about Florindo’s condition. She believed him. “If the boy says he stinks, he stinks. Who are we? Do we … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Sudden Fiction, Sudden Fictions - M&T | Leave a comment

Pleasant Troubles

Posted on September 7, 2013 by escritorto

A sudden, involuntary flaring of his tongue, a hideous contortion of his face; and apart from this peculiar affliction, Bonifácio Careta remained an ordinary child. The villagers believed everyone entered life with unique, God-given graces—some born to nose-picking, others to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Sudden Fiction, Sudden Fictions - M&T | Tagged , , | Leave a comment