To Frame the Streets of May
poetry by Ameer F. Alhashemi To Frame the Streets in May I sat to frame the streets in May Whose asphalt baked to mark their stretch; Its...
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- Aug 22
None the Wiser
a journal entry by Raneem Ali artwork by Raneem Ali It is more exhausting than it is funny, to get older but never wiser. It is as though...
- Aug 16
In a magical world identical to reality
a short story by suha She approaches a small metal gate in the centre of a worn stone fence intertwined with vines and leaves. She is old...
- May 29
this is me trying
(On Wasted Potential) an essay by Haider artwork by Rameez There is always this need to be better, this reminder in the deepest depths of...
- Apr 27
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
a short story by suha My grandfather lives and breathes Arabic literature. In his favourite chair, next to the window with a comfortable...
- Feb 28
On Heartbreak
an essay by Haider What is grief if not the remainder of love that is still left? It seems like I’ve almost come full circle, albeit it...
- Feb 7
AND
a poem by Raneem Ali art by Luisa In my dreams you love me back The green-eyed monster It cut me some slack As i plan my attack On the...
- Jan 2
Future You Is Watching
a journal entry by suha Over the summer, my sister and I came across some home movies from when we were little. The anticipation to see...
- Dec 26, 2022
Her Little Girl
a poem by B.Devanandana and as the sun bleeds pink and orange and soils the sky in shades of roses, my mother finds me lying on my bed,...
- Dec 20, 2022
On Love
an essay by Haider To give into the act of love is to hold communion with your & your partner’s imperfections. We more often than not...
- Nov 26, 2022
September
a short reflection by Raneem Ali I look outside my window, through different glass, 1500 miles away from the last place I resided. I’m...
- Nov 11, 2022
The Journey
a short story by Zaid Mazin artwork by Fiza Mohsin It is dry and hot, but then again it is always dry and hot. The weather never seems to...
- Oct 23, 2022
Eyes
a reflective piece by B.Devanandana art by Fiza Mohsin “You once told me that the human eye is god's loneliest creation. How so much of...
- Sep 8, 2022
The House
a poem by Charvi Bhatnagar the house; the house has walls built of stories, that are nothing but paper-like waiting to be crushed by the...
- Aug 22, 2022
Two Creatures
a poem by Ishrath I caught two creatures in a sprightly waltz harmonious in the company of each other, soaring into the sky with their...
- Aug 13, 2022
Tether Them
a poem by B.Devanandana art by Sara Hesham the shadows roll around my ceiling, and the moths kiss my porch light, as I watch the screams...
- Jun 9, 2022
the Life Cycle of a Bird
a poem by Willow Kang A heart-throb undulates inside a bird, singing elegies touched by saudade shaking gilded bars that slashes across a...
- May 10, 2022
The Nocturnal Tableau
for Wang Xichen a poem by Willow Kang The inky velvet sky hums its lullaby, starlit bulbs like forlorn embers, antique promises The...
- May 4, 2022
The Wolves
by B.Devanandana the warm golden light, sneaking in through the crevices of my blinds, kiss my cheeks and my skin, and warms up those...
- May 3, 2022
Planetarium
a poem by Willow Kang i. I was dancing in the dark, alone to the howl of a phantom piano when the shamanic postman delivered your...
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