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Three Bastards
Road N13 is closed because of snow. It’s been coming down all night, so thick that cars…
PETRA
From the day he arrived, Petra was clear about one thing: he was…
And Wear Your White Shawl at My Funeral
On the banks of the Euphrates, in the district of al-Rumaitha, in the city of Samawah in southern…
Where I Belong
Sunset gleamed off the Atlantic Ocean, blazing the crest of every wave. Late, and the Florida beach…
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…
Lassnight
Don’t know where to begin—Wait—Okay, so it’s like this: All nights are stolen, and where…
Iron Bars: A Must
Karim assured her that the man was certain the address was correct. He didn’t believe their apartment…
The Issue of the Light Well
It was one of the children who threw the banana, the tangerine peels, or the seed shells…
Decay
In my earliest memories, everything is quiet. Not peaceful, but subdued, as if the world is holding…