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Penance
Penance

The world is changing. Faster than anyone could have imagined. Caught up in catastrophic environmental collapse, the only option is survival.

2020

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J. C. PEREIRA
J. C. PEREIRA

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PENANCE

Registered with the IP Rights Office Copyright Registration Service Ref: 10365452086 Copyright © 2020 J C Pereira · ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979–8602300871 All rights reserved CHAPTER I The sunrise was spectacular, beautiful beyond belief, and surreal. The vibrant red, amber and yellow sky over the distant horizon contrasting eerily…

Storytelling

14 min read

PENANCE
PENANCE
Storytelling

14 min read


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ILLUMINATION

·Jun 1

The Walk of Sorrow

I watched my brother die. A mind sharp, within a wasted frame, Too late for the magic of modern medicine Resus factor, a mendable trait Through ignorance and bad advice, an inevitable fate Our family’s eternal shame. An invalid boy, unable to partake in the outdoor game. I was too…

Poetry On Medium

2 min read

The Walk of Sorrow
The Walk of Sorrow
Poetry On Medium

2 min read


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ILLUMINATION

·May 31

The Right to Inequality and Inequity

When I was a little boy growing up in a small, overlooked, virtually unknown part of the world under beneficent colonialism, the concerns and dynamics outside of this backwater sphere were as relevant as the occasional weekend cinema for which I was mostly too small to attend. In other words…

Colonialism

3 min read

The Right to Inequality and Inequity
The Right to Inequality and Inequity
Colonialism

3 min read


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ILLUMINATION

·May 25

The Prophets of Plenty

When the prophets of greed and destruction Sit with sober and civil decorum On a high stage used by kings and emperors of old Smug behind the shield wall of paid soldiers Portrayed with a larger-than-life image Expanded by the mighty hand of technology Writ bold for all to see …

Climate Change

2 min read

The Prophets of Plenty
The Prophets of Plenty
Climate Change

2 min read


Apr 28

Another Day

Tomorrow is just another day. No use in worrying That’s what most wise folk say Got to keep living; stop griping. Make money for those bills to pay With eyes closed, we keep dreaming To reach the misty heights Not recognising we are merely fish in a murky sea swimming …

Poetry

2 min read

Another Day
Another Day
Poetry

2 min read


Mar 11

A Man Who Walked the Mountains

Chapter I It was not that he was afraid. Fear was never an issue. Neither was it true that he did not like people. He had seen these condemning thoughts floating in the eyes of others like shadows behind a gauze curtain, even from those who had known him on the long…

Biography

18 min read

A Man Who Walked the Mountains
A Man Who Walked the Mountains
Biography

18 min read


Feb 13

Dying Under an Empty Blue Sky

An extract from the above novel CHAPTER VI The further south they travelled, the hotter and drier the forest became until, eventually, the trees seemed to give up the struggle, and the savanna took over. They had been on the move for over two months now. Scarily, they had not…

Storytelling

28 min read

Dying Under an Empty Blue Sky
Dying Under an Empty Blue Sky
Storytelling

28 min read


Feb 9

The Hidden King

An extract from the above. CHAPTER XXII Red, livid streaks covered his exposed neck and the backs of his forearms. His sweat-soaked body was dirt-covered, and he stank; stank of swamp water and unidentified vegetation. He itched everywhere. Reaching up with a swollen, thick-fingered and puffy hand, he scratched at…

Fantasy

15 min read

The Hidden King
The Hidden King
Fantasy

15 min read


Jan 31

The Blackness of Hope

The glare was blinding — a sheet of intense, white, searing light. I recoiled from the horror of it. Like an insect hiding under a damp log, its shelter overturned, I tried to scamper back to that foul womb that was my home, back to my mam whose rotting corpse…

Slavery

5 min read

The Blackness of Hope
The Blackness of Hope
Slavery

5 min read


Jan 30

A Memory of the Infidels’ Dance

An extract from a book of the above title CHAPTER XIII A person knows when he is genuinely empty, for even his tears have deserted him. His centre is a dry place where nothing lives, and there is no memory of emotion. He sees and hears but does not feel…

Refugees

18 min read

A Memory of the Infidels’ Dance
A Memory of the Infidels’ Dance
Refugees

18 min read

Joseph Pereira

Joseph Pereira

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Retired. Remaining optimistically British. Many miles from where I started but continuing the journey.https://www.facebook.com/jcpSomethingToRead

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