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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…
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…
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…
An excerpt from Four Dervishes
An excerpt from Four Dervishes ‘By then I had saved enough money to permit me to travel but…
Sealed Gaze
I’d never stared into a seal's eyes Until that day in icu Your slick-black gaze the quick fire of…
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…
The Forever Home
What did they think as the boat sailed into the pretty harbor, as their ship docked and out…
Point of no Return & Others
Point of no Return Badagry (circa 1840) Muzzle-mouthed singing the silent song of loss through the ages, branded…