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Ride the Peter Pan
There were times when it seemed like all the beauty was sucked out of my life. This…
Crossing
To be brushed by eternity is to find fragility in all things;finding yourself in the world is the…
Allies
The UK government is advising Israel to show “restraint” as Keir Starmer warned that “sparks”’ from the Middle…
Between Faith and Power
Book Review of Mohamed Seif El Nasr’s debut novel, Then He Sent Prophets Mohamed Seif El Nasr’s debut novel, Then…
A Room, Languages, and Possibilities: A Conversation with Sara Elkamel
I had the opportunity to interview the award-winning poet Sara Elkamel. Her poetry draws deeply from personal and…
An island boy
An island boy unravelshis heritage and discovershimself no longer adrifton the Thames.He dives like his pearl-hunting ancestorsbut finds…
The Pistachio Peeling Theory
Shams, a young Afghan guy, knelt beneath Jalaluddin, a smuggler, on the rocky slope. Loud silence…
Sealed Gaze
I’d never stared into a seal's eyes Until that day in icu Your slick-black gaze the quick fire of…
An excerpt from Four Dervishes
An excerpt from Four Dervishes ‘By then I had saved enough money to permit me to travel but…
Malinche Says No
November 6, 2024 It would be just like my father Juan Carlos Alvarado…