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Review

Greek Tragedy

Emma Alam   Sep 3, 2008   interacts: 3

There is no one left to punish me. I’m the last Mannon; I’ve got to punish myself. Living alone here

Poetry

Bihar & Louisiana: A Poem

Mutaal Mooquin   Sep 3, 2008   interacts: 5

You are not God,
Not even half God.
Nor Poseidon or Neptune.
Why this bloody ruin?

Narrative

Your Sentence

Saeed Urrehman   Aug 11, 2008   interacts: 6

Think that the system is dehumanising. Somewhere deep down you know that you are using dead metaphors, shortcuts to the

Short Story

Quarter No.5

Nadeem Akram   Jul 30, 2008   interacts: 10

It had been raining for two hours. The heavens were in a generous mood that day. The sewer behind the

Play

The Tunnel

jehanzeb khan   Jul 15, 2008   interacts: 2

We aren’t the people of these bright lights and we will never be, we’re people of the

Narrative

Roshni

Aditya Mukherjee   Jul 23, 2008   interacts: 16

In the stillness of the evening, the quietness of a beautiful garden, the most powerful man in the

Short Story

Fields Of Joy

Umer Murtaza   Jul 16, 2008   interacts: 7

Two lost Kandaharis, Opiumzai and Hashishuddin, were wandering aimlessly when they chanced upon something very special...

Narrative

Lighting Up My Fire

Ahmed Sadozai   Jul 13, 2008   interacts: 2

I switch on the radio, and a good song from the eighties is playing. I start reminiscing about the olden

Narrative

Pigeons on My Balcony

Prashant Bhatt   Jul 5, 2008   interacts: 5

"They have laid eggs. Now Bhatt, if you do not throw them out, the babies will dirty your

Poetry

The Peacock Moments

kashkin dabruski   Jul 3, 2008   interacts: 8

Hope cannot be lost or forgotten
Carry they will these droplets of rain
Change will arrive, peace will reside
The

Short Story

The Reflection In My Window

Salma Omar   Jul 2, 2008   interacts: 6

As he twisted her wrist, the little girl writhed in pain, tears welling in her eyes as she struggled to

Short Story

Timeless

Waqar Saleem   Jun 7, 2008   interacts: 6

Ever so gently, he took her old fingers in his hand and uncurled them lightly. His face was now trembling,

Poetry

The Old Bungalow

MVJ Simon   May 21, 2008   interacts: 12

Etched in my memory
Looming the house stood
Once it was my home
Now it’s on my mind

Narrative

Pakistan (private) Ltd.

Amer Nazir   May 26, 2008   interacts: 5

‘Why could you not have been brave enough, why do you not have some courage, why did you not ever

Satire

Hitched Hikers Guide

Ibrahim M Khalil   May 18, 2008   interacts: 4

I never aspired for such superficial goals. Being mature beyond my age, I always dreamt of being a Groom (Dulha).

Short Story

A Little After Three

Lajwanti Khemlani   May 9, 2008   interacts: 7

I lay face down, pretending to have fallen asleep. Soon I heard random words like boy, Muslim, Sindhi, dowry, next

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