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The Half-Drowned

It is rare that a piece of writing is so intricate that every sentence must be read twice in order to understand something deeper, yet the themes jump out without hesitation. This is how I felt while reading The half-drowned by Trynne Delaney, a genre-bending novella which won the 2022 Quebec Writers Federation ‘First Book Prize.’ The story lands mostly within the speculative fiction category, combining magical realism and scientific fiction aspects to create a wholly new kind of narrative.The half-drowned takes place in a dystopian (yet not at all far-fetched) future where the planet is in environmental ruin and everyone  — who could afford to — has left earth to find home elsewhere. It centers around a small Black community who live off the coast of the Bay of Fundy, and have created certain customs in order to carry on the tradition of survival. The most important of these customs being the ‘Rites,’ a coming-of-age ceremony which involves

Cultural celebrations to mark 30 years of Perth and Pskov as twin cities

Cultural celebrations to mark 30 years of Perth and Pskov as twin cities © D C Thomson & Co Ltd Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A cross-culture poetry night will mark the first in a string of events celebrating 30 years of Perth being twinned with Pskov this week. ‘Zoom in on Pushkin and Soutar’ is the inaugural of the Friends of Pskov monthly virtual gatherings, aimed at building bridges between the Fair City and its twin in Western Russia.

Cultural celebrations to mark 30 years of Perth and Pskov as twin cities

Cultural celebrations to mark 30 years of Perth and Pskov as twin cities
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Actor Raymond Bagatsing and Radhaa Nilia Contribute to the Maharlikan Sunrise Festival amidst Covid-19 Lockdown - Press Release

Actor Raymond Bagatsing and Radhaa Nilia Contribute to the Maharlikan Sunrise Festival amidst Covid-19 Lockdown International Actor Raymond Bagatsing Host the17th Maharlika Sunrise Festival 2020, while Radhaa Nilia brings sacred storytelling with Goddess Activations™ with legendary Goddess Maria Makiling. She is known for her fierce love of nature and she is a nature Goddess. Radhaa shares her connection, knowledge and healing around Maria Makiling as a very important feminine figure of this land. Raymond Bagatsing is one of Asia’s most acclaimed actors, receiving international recognition for his work in Quezon Game, winning him the best actor internationally. New York Times described his performance as “sincere, [and] rousing.” While the Hollywood Reporter calls Bagatsing “charismatic” as he “delivers a nuanced, compelling turn in the titular role.” Raymond host Maharlika Sunrise Festival while Radhaa Nilia shares stories of Native Goddess, Maria Mailing.

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