The Divine Sign
Windshield memories, windshield
shattered,
Death
at the next sharp curve.
Looking through the glass, every
other minute.
The foot sole presses the pedal, the tires press the asphalt.
Looking again and again, if a
distracted driver gets distracted
Loses it. Manslaughter.
Then a divine sign, plaza toll a mile away.
Loosen up the muscles, relax the
trapezius, and deep breathe.
Takes the world from the back, the
mastodon.
A truck tire.
Home is on the horizon.
Cristina
Bresser de Campos, graduated by Universidade Federal do Parana in Graphic
Design. She has two published books, both in Portuguese: Torre de Papel (Paper
Tower) in 2015 - short stories anthology with other authors. “Quase tudo é
risível” (Almost Everything is Laughable) a novel, Nov 2016. Also in 2016
received a prize from Centro de Letras da Universidade Federal de Fortaleza for
the short story Capitolium.
In
2017, three honorable mentions in Brazilian’s short stories contests: Prêmio
Literário da AMULMIG de Prosa e Poesia 2017 by Academia de Letras de Minas
Gerais, IV Concurso Cultural de Microcontos by Biblioteca Municipal e
Araraquara, II Concurso ALAP "Paranavaí Literária". She has short
stories and literary chronicles in some Brazilian literary journals such as:
Revista Philos, JornalRelevO, Revista Escriva, revista gueto, mallamargens,
Plástico Bolha, Revista EMA, Revista LiteraLivre, Trema Comunidade Literária,
Jornal Leôncio.
She
studied Creative Writing at University of Edinburgh in 2016. She has some short
stories and poems published in English by American, British, Greek and Indian
literary magazines. In 2017:Northern Light, 121 Words, Ariel Chart, Wanton
Fuckery Poetry, A New Ulster, The Silver Streams, Bashabandhan Literary Review,
The University of Edinburgh Journal, Flight Writing, The Runt Zine, Red Queen
Literary Magazine, Star 82 Review, Dodging the Rain, Quail Bell Magazine. In
2018, Former Cactus Lit., Flucky Fiction (a short story and a poem in this
printed anthology), Wildflower Muse, Nous, Thrice Magazine, Déraciné.
Photograph
published by literary magazines: Escapism, Dodging the Rain, *82 Review, The
Free Library-Internet Void, 805 Literary Magazine.
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