Category Archives: Short Stories

This is a short story that I was working on a while. I am proud to present it now. Enjoy. —- I remember particular details more sharply than others, and it’s not because of some overwhelming significance that attaches itself … Continue reading →

Warning : This article contains high levels of misanthropy. If your sarcasm leaks out of any bodily orifice into the local sewage system instead of remaining in your brain where it should be, kindly skip this article and swallow 20 … Continue reading →

It was within the thick curtain of the night that I awoke startled. In my dreams, a ghost had shaken my hand, and yet when my skin met his ghostly flesh, I recognized that hand. I recognized its shape, its … Continue reading →

The night has this quality to reveal the extent of which my heart has stretched itself across many extremes. And tonight, licked by the darkness which colours the night, i’m trapped, once again, in solitary reflection. And it’s not as … Continue reading →

Daytime is an odd embrace. Beauty threatens with its splendour to dash itself to ruin. I gently walk around in an elated twirl, looking for flowers to cup in my hand, the sweet smell of the day, the next soul … Continue reading →

Just a short story that i had thought of two days ago, and on this morning i finally managed to push it out. Enjoy. —– "Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh" was the first thing i felt … Continue reading →

Here is chapter 2 of Doctor Mahfouz. It introduces a new side character and i went to a lot of trouble to add particular detail and life to her. This story in particular was really heavily influenced by Alaa Al … Continue reading →

This is the first chapter to a short story i am working on. I say short because i imagine it will resolve itself sooner than later. Who knows, it might grow into a full story. Anyway, here it is for … Continue reading →