-
I Come Bearing Gifts
Every day, Saai woke up at 5:30 a.m. to pray. He brushed his teeth, showered, combed his hair and beard, wore his olive-green robes, shined…
-
Book Review: Enter Ghost
A Gripping and Powerful Look into The Protagonist’s Struggle with Her Palestinianism Sonia Naser has spent all her life in London. Growing up, she, her…
-
White confetti
Darine opens her eyes; her vision is blurred with white confetti. She fixes her head in the fluff of her mother’s sweater. Earlier that day,…
-
Roses in the Morning
Roses in the morning, Their thorns crept through. Heavenly at the beginning, The wounds they inflicted were few. Felt like something unearthly, So sweet and…
-
Letters from my Unconsciousness
You plague my dreams, As if you have not plagued my life enough, Tainting my concept of love, And what it means to be cared…
-
The Hakawati That Saved My Life
A few months ago, on another mundane Saturday, I had a dream I used to have as a child – a decapitated woman sat in…
-
Apricity is the Perfect Word
Apricity is the perfect word, Among all, it’s the best one I’ve heard. The other words won’t do you justice, For you, you ought to…
-
The Land Shall Never Forget
I loathe the word “ethnic cleansing,” for it implies the land must be cleansed— of its indigenous people, as if they are to be wiped…