Desire as a compass

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In June I have my birthday and this year I received many books, which always makes me happy. One of them has been The Story of My Teeth , by Valeria Luiselli (translated into Catalan by Elisabet Ràfols Sagués, at Angle Editorial). I haven't finished it yet, but I can already say that I'm enjoying it a lot. At one point, Luiselli collects some reflections from the poet Layli Long Soldier, who speaks of writing in terms of a relationship, as if it were a person, in the sense that it has conditions that make it possible and reinforce it: reciprocity, generosity, time, and patience. And others that can damage it. It's not the most worn-out metaphor of talent and discipline, but rather that of a bond that needs to be cared for and that, like all bonds, can be damaged.