A Journal of Translation
Issue 7 Winter 2015’s collection of publications.
Translation was never limited to literature. An essential practice, its traces are all around us. In the latest issue of Alchemy, we celebrate how languages surround us — not only in texts we choose to read but in the kind of …
While waiting her turn, her mind flashbacked to the time of the separation — a year she will never forget. It was in early June of 2011 when it was announced that the economies of all countries would be collapsing …
TIJUANA: Host of the 2044 Olympic Games Tijuana, B.C.: Juan Pérez is the first Mexican to win a gold medal in the obstacle course. He exclusively tells us, “My main motivation was that they’ve replaced the hurdles with border walls.” …
Tijuana: Host of the 2044 Olympic Games + Copyright Read more »
I’ve always wanted to visit California Island, the new nation founded after the natural phenomenon known as “The Big One” or “El Grande.” The island that goes from Los Angeles to La Paz is now an arsenal safari: the most …
(your browser may not be able to display these images) The concept of Neurostate, proposed by French neurobiologist Paul Vagellard, designates a State where all rights, judicial and cultural norms, have been deliberately modified as a result of a collective …
Woke up to blood and guts and not a clue where they came from. Got out of bed and walked barefoot to the kitchen, worried. Tried to drink water, but I was mouthless. Thumbless. I reached for my head and …
In a month, I’ll start my undergraduate at Tijuana University, on the West District, past the other side of the huge wall that splits the city in two. Anyone living in my district who wishes to work, study, or even …
At Zacas A man arrives. What’s cracking, homie? What’s up? A joint? Ice? Weed? Crack? Ritalin? Low price, bar, economic. Clonezapam? Blackheads? Coke 100ml? In-the-pores! Pigfuck tissue, fingers, foetus, zygotes pickled in LSD! Happiness? A trip to the moon? 5D …
The following mini-stories, written mainly by undergrads in Tijuana, Baja California, were “performed” and given away as postcards and book separators to passersby waiting to cross the border from Mexico to the USA. All of the stories depict near-future scenarios …
Micro(science)fiction: You can see the future from here: Part Two Read more »
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful but surprisingly stupid princess, Ira, who had absolutely no idea of what to say and when. For example, when guests gathered at her mom and dad’s palace, stupid Ira would blurt out: …