• Book Review: Bitter Orange Tree

    Book Review: Bitter Orange Tree

    I haven’t read a book as captivating as Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi in a really long time. Through prose that is delicate, the…

  • Smoke on a Lightbulb

    Smoke on a Lightbulb

    The light-bulb outside my bedroom door was flickering when I first moved in. All the rest were fine, so I simply avoided it. I reasoned…

  • Fifteen Years Later

    Fifteen Years Later

    ‎Summer had just ended, and it was time to bring out my winter clothes. I had so much work to do – sorting out what…

  • Presence After Absence

    Presence After Absence

    How is it that your absence lingers shorter than your presence wanes? Fewer breaths than it takes smoke to rise from crushed remains, Fewer beats…

  • Why I Write

    Why I Write

    I’m not a poet – not Shakespeare, not Dickenson, not Plath. My words are quite simple; Far from a masterpiece, it’s clear. They may not…

  • Ember Horse

    Ember Horse

    About the ArtistSuccess had always been second nature to me. Discipline and determination carried me far, eventually landing me a high paying role in Abu…

  • Belonging

    Belonging

    What life shall I behold? What shall my world be? A long play where I wear a mask and hide my scars? A short tale…

  • Book Review: Cockroach

    Book Review: Cockroach

    When I first started reading Rawi Hage’s Cockroach, I was not immediately hooked. Unfamiliar with his writing style, I had picked up the book because…

  • Ten Insights On Happiness 

    Ten Insights On Happiness 

    1. Live close to your truth, even when it’s inconvenient.Pretending will keep you accepted, but never happy. 2. Protect your peace like sacred fire.Not everyone…

  • Life in Lebanon: An Account on What I’ve Endured During the Past Five Years

    Life in Lebanon: An Account on What I’ve Endured During the Past Five Years

    Lebanon, a beautiful Mediterranean country, is cursed by an untold legend, one that manifests in confessionalism and corruption, but has haunted the country for centuries.…