The Last Visit
The Last Visit A short story and photo series by Shameelah Khan For my late grandfather. Papa Your skin bent Under the weight of the moon Managing to make water the shape of its shadow
Book Review: ‘The Guineveres’ by Sarah Domet
Four girls who share a name and a home at the Sisters of the Supreme Adoration convent after being abandoned by their families are the focus of Sarah Domet’s debut novel. Vere, Gwen, Win and
This Is The Colour
This is the colour of true love, it overflows but it never withers away –– Sana Ginwalla Lusaka, Zambia. Five years ago, I visited my grandparents in Gujarat, India where they stay in a house
June, July and August
I have a difficult relationship with summer. While for most people it is a time associated with fun, relaxation and smooth living in the hot summer breeze, for me it has been a time of
At Last
Deep, from within the six feet, I knocked at your door at midnight. Why, then, did you not hear my call? Were my cries too feeble for your eternal mercy? I sat beside your remains
The Bliss of Suffering
(Don't be consumed by Current Joys playing in the background.) Ashtray brimmed with cigarette butts. Curtains concealing the outside world and the first flush of morning light. Last night, it was a confrontation with demons
I Like To Remember Things My Own Way
"Do you know what home is?" "Yesterday", answers Clive Wearing to his wife when she asks. She is the only person he remembered after contracting an illness that attacked his central nervous system and damaged
Remembering Ramadan: A 33-Year Cycle
In 1986 Ramadan ran from the 10th of May to the 8th of June and I was born 10 days later on the 17th of June. The dates of Ramadan shift by eleven or so
Do You Recognize This Prayer Mat?
If the answer is yes, you either are the owner of this gem or you used one just like it growing up. It either belonged to your parents, grandparents or it was gifted to you