Never a dull moment. Venantius J Pinto
On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 11:06 AM V M <vmin...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Duxkallant teravo mhoino* said our elders in Konkani, “a thirteenth month > in times of famine.” That earthy pragmatism girds the Goa Writers group’s > response to the coronavirus emergency. We redoubled communication amongst > ourselves, with its unbouded mutual support and encouragement, then created > The Lockdown Journals (https://thelockdownjournals.wordpress.com), where > the full range of our members from twenty-something neophytes to the > 94-year-old novelist Victor Rangel-Ribeiro have all their voices to the > mix. > > Founded in 2006, Goa Writers is a vibrant creative community of just over > 50 members with strong connections to India’s smallest state, including > several in Australia, UK, USA and Canada. We published the bestselling 2011 > anthology *Inside/Out: New Writing from Goa*, and since 2009 have co-hosted > the acclaimed Goa Arts + Literature Festival, along with International > Centre Goa. > > This lockdown alphabet – written exclusively for Scroll.in – reflects the > remarkable diversity of our group, as well as the uncommon universality of > the lockdown experience. > > > https://scroll.in/article/962688/a-is-for-arrey-b-is-for-bafflement-a-lockdown-alphabet-by-26-goa-writers-from-around-the-world >