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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…
Pre-Burial Suffering
“When you grow old and desperate, call me,” she wrote. He pulled the note from the…
Out of Earth
‘But how on earth could he disappear into thin air?’ I could barely see the detective’s…
The Museum of Mistakes
Lobna lived as if apologizing to the world for her presence in it. In her movements, her stillness,…
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…
Painting Butterflies
She came to the park often. Many a person strode past his pedestal on a mission, hand…
Salt Daughters
Every morning since the funeral, Amina wades knee-deep into the surf with a dead radio in her…