Short Stories

Wednesday, 8th April 2020 On 1 March, in Germany, when I was getting on the train, the first patients were being put onto ventilators. On 2 March, the morning I arrived in Lisbon, the Covid-19 new coronavirus was detected for the first time in Portugal. These events had nothing to do with me, but the virus produced one of those moments of global impact that cause us to remember where we were when it all began. I am a writer, and most of the time I live in the Tamera community in the municipality of Odemira. I have been travelling …

Tuesday, 7th April 2020 Time to feel A short story by Dina Adão And time passed. Because it’s like that, time passes. By the side of the footpaths and trails, the asparagus no longer sprouts its spurs, which have aged and transformed into spikes; the almond blossom has given way to green milky fruit; the lupins and the periwinkles have awakened from their slumber, bringing lilac and bright yellow colours to the small short cuts; the nettles have risen up in their resilient way, side by side with thistles, daisies, fumitories… At times, I’m inclined to think that time has …

Monday, 6th April 2020 Will this be my turning point? A reflection by Lucia Ribeiro Kappauf For five weeks now, I’ve been living in a small cottage near Monchique. The marks left by the latest fire are still clearly visible. For me, living here means having little contact with the outside world. It means falling asleep at night to the croaking of mating frogs and waking up when the cock crows. My electricity is generated by the sun, and my water comes from a spring. It’s a completely new world for a young city girl like me. Would you like …

Sunday, 5th April 2020 100 Years of Solitude? Please accept this invitation from ECO123. As from today, each morning at breakfast time, you will receive an opinion piece written by one of our correspondents. Yes, every morning at eight o’clock, there will be a story from ECO123, published in this new format and waiting to be read by you. Every day. Every morning, my colleagues, Dina, Alexandre, Sue, Francisco, Leila, Sonya and I, as well as some of our independent international collaborators, will be offering you a short story: food for the soul in these times of the Covid-19 pandemic. …