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The Book of Buddy
Day 1099 of the apocalypse started just like any other. Lonely city streets, crumbling infrastructure, and the…
The Last Witness
A young boy sees his father fall, his blood seeping into the soil, his screams dying in the…
Where I Belong
Sunset gleamed off the Atlantic Ocean, blazing the crest of every wave. Late, and the Florida beach…
KILMA كلمة
KILMA كلمة, Noun Meaning: Word, bond, oath, promise “Rajul kilma” (رجل كلمة): A man of his word As I…
The Museum of Mistakes
Lobna lived as if apologizing to the world for her presence in it. In her movements, her stillness,…
Out of Earth
‘But how on earth could he disappear into thin air?’ I could barely see the detective’s…
Pre-Burial Suffering
“When you grow old and desperate, call me,” she wrote. He pulled the note from the…
The Beach at 27
I hate it here. Not here, here, as in this hangar of a…
On the Brink: A Search for Love and Death
Chapter 5 from the novel Suleiman and The Subaltern: Notes on Love, Body, and Exile” (Beirut: Dar Marfaa,…
Lassnight
Don’t know where to begin—Wait—Okay, so it’s like this: All nights are stolen, and where…