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Two Short Stories by Khaled al-Ahdal
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1 week ago
Two Short Stories by Khaled al-Ahdal
Funeral It was halfway into the night when a noise cracked through the calm of the old cemetery. Al-Fayrouzabadi [1]…
A Martyr’s (Thamoulh)
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August 14, 2019
A Martyr’s (Thamoulh)
A Martyr’s (Thamoulh)[1] She passed the low fence… the sky was crying. Silence was everywhere, only the breeze was among…
Alzheimer’s
Short Story
June 14, 2019
Alzheimer’s
“Being away from you consumes me…” With these words she began her letter to him. Her mind took her back…
Silkworm: The Thoughts of a Cleaning Man
Short Story
May 15, 2019
Silkworm: The Thoughts of a Cleaning Man
After an evening full of dust, rustling plastic bags, and other waste from passersby, I stand on the pavement leaning…
Ice Cream
Short Story
April 24, 2019
Ice Cream
The sun sits in the middle of the sky as the students scramble to buy ice cream. The ice cream…
Child of the light
Short Story
July 23, 2018
Child of the light
It was always by solitude that he was described, whenever his mother was asked how he was. He would go…