Joe Williams

Apologies if you've seen this on other platforms, but I feel it bears repeating: This Sunday, on Trafika Europe Radio, The Joe Show premiere takes an in-depth look at Portuguese fado, its history, literary connections, and future. What a show! (Check it out, seriously.)

I'm *giving away* a signed copy of THE MAGIC WORDS to help someone out there unlock the creative voice within. To enter the drawing, just leave a comment or like/share this post so I know you're real. ❤️ I hope these poetry prompts help you! (I'll enter your name twice if you tag someone else who might benefit from this resource.)

@NewSpanishBooks Buenos dias, estoy intentando ponerme en contacto con ustedes por email, pero cada mensaje que envío recibe un mensaje de error automático, diciendo que el buzón está bloqueado. Por favor, indíquenme la mejor forma de contactar con ustedes. Saludos,

Nae bad, methinks.. — Porque é que achas que nos batem? — Para mim é uma questão culinária. — Culinária? — É. Acham que usamos de mais a massa cinzenta. “Why do you think they beat us up?” “I'd say it's a culinary issue.” “Culinary?” “Yep. They think our heads are too eggy.”

@JohnLovesJulie The Colossus of Maroussi by Henry Miller The Warriors I Think You Should Leave

A character in a text I'm translating just said "Are you threatening me?", and all of a sudden I'm reminiscing about more innocent times...

Is there such a thing as "thesis envy," akin to being in a restaurant and coveting someone else's food after yours arrives? Since deciding to research censorship in 1930s Portugal, I suddenly find myself fascinated by all things Anglo-Saxon England...

Get yer laughing gear round this lot, a couple of delicious new editions from @KoreroPress on the life and work of acclaimed comic book artist Jaime Cortez, featuring translations by my own fair hand: koreropress.com/macabras-the-a… koreropress.com/terror-the-art…

On this, my 36th birthday, I invite feel disposed to share with you my evolution over the past 10 years, at 26, 31, and 36, respectively. Infer what you will.

92% accuracy (vs. 72% from opponent) over 32 moves as black -- not bad for a newb such as I: chess.com/analysis/game/… #chess @chesscom

So apparent is my inability to withstand Lisbon's summer temperatures that strangers in cafes are offering me their seats closer to the door/fan, as the case may be. Three-shirt-a-day season has started...

@libripotens Maybe you could become an ace crimefighter who solves murder cases using maths. That'd make a good detective series.

I just got a fitness tracker watch, and how about this for a thriller premise: Somebody checks their step counter in the morning and it says they've walked about 5 miles in their sleep.

Sack it, I'm just gonna start splitting infinitives in my work, I like it better. You don't like it, you know where to find me...

I ordered a 10-pack of t-shirts online but, on arrival, it turns out they're a size too big. I'm currently placing them in a sealed box with a note saying "open in 5 years." Hopefully t-shirts won't have gone out of fashion by then.

@fliglman Good one.

@cal_olsen Bom trabalho, Dr. Frankenstein

I'm writing an outline for my PhD thesis on censorship during the Portuguese Estado Novo and am wrestling with the temptation to name one of the chapters "The Empire Strikes Back: Suppressing Republicanism after the Proclamation of the 2nd Spanish Republic."

I'm very, very out of the loop with UK news and politics these days - can someone fill me in on what's going on with the BBC and why everyone's tweeting about it?