A 2-part Spanish story series
The Siege of the Humanities Building
El asedio del edificio de Humanidades
- Part 1: Forty Jars of Oil for the Coward
C2 Spanish · 11 min read · Free
A quarter-scale trebuchet on the roof. Ancient curses painted on an office door. Two professors who have spent fifteen years at war over a single footnote, and one doctoral student keeping meticulous score of the pettiest siege in academic history.
- Part 2: Forty Jars for the Builder
C2 Spanish · 7 min read
Linear B has no word for 'sorry'. It does, however, boast an extensive vocabulary for olive oil and goats — and after fifteen years of watching two professors wage academic war, doctoral student Millaray decides it's time they both learned exactly what's painted on that door.