Literature
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Salt and Gunpowder – Short Story
After a hundred days of a suffocating siege, news began to arrive of the imminent Israeli withdrawal following the disengagement…
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Advice – Poetry from Azerbaijan
Dog trainers are stronger— They should be brought into education. Bahtiyar Hidayet, a poet from Azerbaijan, shares his short poems …
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The Cadaver’s Paramour – Short Story
The morgue was freezing—colder than it had ever been. He rushed to Leila’s tray, but nature had begun its inevitable…
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An Impossible Story – Poetry from India
Traits and talents together take turns To woo each other to discover in time, What space they shared in their…
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For You… Poetry from Kosovo
For you I’ll turn all the lights off And I would stay in the darkness… Fejzë Demiri was born on…
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Ashes of the Spotlight – Short Story
On a harsh, wintry night, Zinat took her last breath. She died alone, surrounded by nothing but old black-and-white photographs…
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Peace Groans – Poetry from Albania
A window stays open, With no siren, it invites the wind. The belated morning Teaches itself How to weep and…
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I Would Rather Watch the Rain
Regretfully, this photo taken of the rain Only captures the things washed by rain: Runway, benches, street lamps, surveillance cameras.…
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Poetry: The Tongue of Pain
As an old proverb used to say: “The dogs will bark — the caravan finds its way.” The fault’s not…
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A Prayer in Times of War
Gods! Spare some more wisdom Take away the folly That calls this bloodshed grand. Jernail S. Anand, an eminent poet…
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