A Note from Passing Guest: Main Language

This is an excerpt from my book Passing Guest, where I explain my personal relationship between storytelling and language. Beyond my writing, speaking several languages is a big part of my life. I grew up bilingual (Spanish and Catalan) and at different stages of my life I learnt French, English and Chinese, as well as some Korean and Bahasa Indonesia. My relationship with all these languages shaped my experiences and my life away from my home country. In my novel The Mansion South of Maple Street, I wanted to give languages an important value to the story and the are part of the main character’s relationship with the environment in different ways.

Media, English, BooksIris MirNovember 2, 2023language, immigration, identityComment

Comics that Redefine Humankind

Since their foundation in 2013, in Nigeria, Comic Republic has been reminding the world that the heroes and villains of our comics should all have a single mission: to find unity within the diversity of our humanity. Comic Republic’s stories stay away from any of the stereotypes that define African villains in international comics. Instead, they bring a new and much needed approach to the conversation of what it means to be evil.

English, BooksIris MirJanuary 12, 2022Comics, Africa, Nigeria, SuperheroesComment

Why I Self Publish: My Journey And A Few Tips On Sharing Your Stories

I have been asked many times what led me to self-publishing in the first place.The truth is there is no specific answer. Multiple factors came into play, and I want to share them here because I think some of the reasons I did so are not often discussed when considering the benefits of self-publishing, and other independent writers might benefit from it.

Books, EnglishIris MirMay 14, 2021writing, creativity, self publishing, self expressionComment

Prologue: Passing Guest, An Experiment in Love

Passing Guest takes the form of a set of fictional short stories led by an imaginary character, a woman, who embodies eight enigmas of love, kindness and hope. She sets herself on a quest that takes her to Hong Kong, South Korea, North Korea and neighbouring mainland China, The Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Uganda, Senegal, and the cities of London and Barcelona.

As she tries to find her answers, she transports herself to different universes, possibilities of being and seeing, and ultimately of finding love. Soon she discovers that who she is (and who we are) can only be answered by the magic of love, which is as beautifully unique as every single one of us who makes up our diverse humanity.

Stories, English, BooksIris MirMay 5, 2021Passing Guest, writing, love, identity, freedomComment

PRESS RELEASE: Searching New Horizons of Meaning Through Love and our Environment

In this collection of fictional stories, Passing Guest, Iris Mir imagines what the futures of random bystanders on the streets would look like if they had the chance to experience love in a new way; one of compassion and kindness toward others.

With this in mind, Mir writes their dreamed stories honouring their lives, their voices and the reason their hypothetical love-experience would matter to our social fabric. Their imaginary stories become a reminder of the importance of many small human acts of kindness that are integral to our survival and are being eroded as a result of our increasingly fragmented and polarised societies.

Media, English, BooksIris MirMay 5, 2021Writing, hope, freedom, identity, loveComment

BOOKS - Women Writers for International Women's Day 2021

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, I want to give back to the power storytelling with a selection of eleven titles from women writers and stories from around the world: South Korea, China, Nigeria, Algeria, Brazil, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Jamaica, UK, Spain and the Sahara desert.

Books, EnglishIris MirFebruary 24, 2021books, international women's day, diversity, imagination, literature Comments

BOOK: The Conference of Birds

This time, my end of the year ritual involves a poem written in the 12th Century by the Persian mystic and poet Attar of Nishapur, The Conference of Birds.

BooksIris MirJanuary 3, 2021book, libroComment

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