Pozo Hondo
The future
It’s recommended not to cross the Paraguayan-Argentinian border at Pozo Hondo all too often.
First of all only seven men a week cross this border. Therefore the border policemen have all the time to keep you entertained.
Second of all in the proximity of the border station there are not too many vital signs of life.
There is wildlife, yes. Shortly before God punished me and my jeep with another flat tire, we saw a puma crossing the road.
Needless to say that I stayed as much as possible inside the jeep while ‘my amante’ changed the tire. She is very good with all kinds of animals and with tires as well.
Maybe there are indigenous people around Pozo Hondo not yet discovered by decent Christian people, but I haven’t seen them.
As few words about the border police: since only seven people a week cross this border, you have to wake the officers up.
And a last thing about the road: when it rains the road becomes a beautiful river. That is you have to stay at Pozo Hondo when it rains.
There is nothing at Pozo Hondo. But for females below a certain age the border police will make space in their cabinets.
As the saying goes: the future belongs to the youth.
And now the good news: no cannibals. Just rain, heat, mud, the border police and a satellite phone that is not going to work when you need it most.
Me and some other literary peers want to start a blog to enlighten the literary world (do you hear me coming? Do you see any puma's crossing my lines?).
Since you are a writer who doesn't seem to have problems mixing up all kinds of styles and subjects, I was thinking of asking you to do your part.
We aren't wealthy, so this would be a pro deo work. A queste for literature.
The other day, I was thinking, would Goethe be a writer in this time of cinematographic adoration, or would he be a director. I think he would be a writer, but lots of others wouldn't.
Literature is the foundation, but movies walk away with pride, I believe it's time to change this. And what better way to change, than to write.
Would you be interested in writing once and awhile a short view on any kind of literature, or what you believe would be right?
with awaiting greetings
, Dens
(For some readers, may I bring to attention ‘Fear Defeats Everything’ a collection of stories from Eastern Europe edited by Mr. Grunberg. He is already doing a lot for literature.)
