Seventy and One Reasons [Not] to Drink

Ginna M. Alvira Rosa is a professor, political translator, and administrative professional. She holds a Doctorate in Philosophy in Education with a specialization in Curriculum and Instruction. Driven by her fascination with the English language, she earned a bachelor’s degree in English Linguistics and Communication and a master’s degree in English Curriculum. She has conducted research on human communication within the fields of social media and video games. She published her first microfiction pieces in English in La era de la brevedad: Antología de microrrelatos y ensayos sobre el género (Areté Boricua, 2021).
 
A collection of microfictions that condense contradictory emotions often kept hidden, which—thanks (or not) to alcohol—are uncorked before the reader. Here, drink serves as the most common channel through which restrained emotions are expressed, as well as a latent refuge against emotional adversity.
 
Through an ironic, melancholic, and reflective tone, the author brings us closer to a reality that becomes a wall against which the characters crash: bottles incapable of containing loves that dissolve, feelings that evaporate, and sketched situations that seek empathy.
 
— Sara Coca
Writer, journalist, and cultural manager
University of Seville, Spain