Poetry
Are we free?
MVJ Simon Oct 22, 2007 interacts: 3
To speak without fear of judgment
To write without pangs of guilt
Short Story
Dreams of Dania
Faisal Shahid Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 4Kamran lives in the old part of Lahore, near Lahori Gate. Living there, he says, makes him feel in sync
Poetry
The Guava Woman’s Crèche
Lokhi Menon Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 2
Remembering sweet-tartness, salivating,
People taste them with their eyes.
A matronly woman stoops and buys.
Poetry
Dice
Sadia Rauf Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 3
Lock that gaze
Lace with an uncanny wisdom, a bitter taste.
Poetry
Translation: Two Poems of Mirabai
Ravi Kopra Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 6Mirabai was a 16th century mystical poetess. The object of her devotional poetry is the Hindu Lord Krishna.
Short Story
Superseded
Anand Mahajan Oct 12, 2007 interacts: 0A divorced woman, suspects misfortunes to rob her again in a new turn in her life; this time it didn’t
Short Story
Opportunity Knocks But Once
sheela jaywant Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 1The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.
Poetry
Stand firm
MVJ Simon Oct 17, 2007 interacts: 0
When the battle rages within
between ethics and greed
Don't ever give in
And give up what you value most
Narrative
Jeenay Do BB
Raheel Lakhani Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 12A piece of satire targeted on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan.
Poetry
Terra Cotta Soldiers
kashkin dabruski Oct 17, 2007 interacts: 0
In thousands, they departed
To defend, to extend
Poetry
The Becoming of Knight
kashkin dabruski Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 0
Long time ago,
They shed blood
For religion and for glory
Poetry
A tribute: To Revathy Gopal
Lokhi Menon Oct 13, 2007 interacts: 5
We talked just once on the phone
I, the hopeful poet,
you, established and acknowledged,
friendly, kind and encouraging.
Short Story
A Silent World
Tooba Shah Oct 12, 2007 interacts: 0There are bodies strewn as far as the eye can see. Are they amongst these dispersed corpses? No! I quell
Short Story
Catharsis
Ayesha Umar Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 13This house was her mother’s. This house was killing her slowly but surely. She could feel mother’s presence everywhere in
Narrative
National Reconciliation goes truly National
Talha Muhammad Oct 7, 2007 interacts: 0The National Association of Street and Petty Crimes, Karachi Chapter has announced that in the spirit of the newly presented
Poetry
The Keys
kashkin dabruski Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 1
Invite me back
My home and mountains
Let me remain sane
So I can converse again
Swat: Paradise Lost
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