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Between Sanity and Insanity

Amar Jaleel   Feb 9, 2008   interacts: 14

No one knows what kind of torture was perpetrated on Zen during his 15-day interrogation. After 15 days when he

Chimera

Ayesha Umar   Feb 12, 2008   interacts: 11

They sipped the coffee quietly then she asked, “So what brings you here?” “You know very well.” He replied looking

Dr. Bari's Toothache

Sanaullah Khan   Feb 12, 2008   interacts: 4

The maid was amazed, contrary to her master she had no regards for molar aches. “Wise men too have toothaches!”

Delirium Diary

Prasad Pande   Jan 24, 2008   interacts: 7

Somebody is at the door, ringing the bell so hard that it seems the walls of this room will collapse.

The Sufi Tarot Card Reader

Rakshanda Khan   Jan 1, 2008   interacts: 12

‘Hello! Would you like a reading?’ he asked, shuffling the cards with a flourish, his round, bald head settling into

Drifting in the World

Saeed Urrehman   Dec 21, 2007   interacts: 5

“I have to design a website which will host pictures and videos of wet t-shirt competitions. And if I do

The Disturbed

Ayesha Umar   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 20

“Written words are dead letters… I am sick of writing; I want to speak. It feels good when your voice

The Dark Chocolate

Nikhat Rasool   Nov 23, 2007   interacts: 9

“You must be wondering why after ten long years I suddenly opted to break my silence my dear Macaw..."

Clarity

Raj Mor   Nov 8, 2007   interacts: 7

“Arunivas! Arunivas! Make sure you get me a gold set! Last Diwali you forgot completely that I am allergic to

The Proposition

Shaique Hussain   Nov 6, 2007   interacts: 2

The halala was solemnized. At 11, Iqtidar had his first experience of the flesh. Naghma was facilitated in her return

Calling Chanda

Anum Ali   Nov 2, 2007   interacts: 3

In her early twenties Haryalee, like Chanda, was a eunuch or more commonly known as the hirja or the third

Dreams

Tan Sar   Aug 22, 2007   interacts: 1

Even this rain…even this has changed. Even Mother Nature has started whoring around. Nothing is the same. Nothing New Jersey

The Permanence of Things

Saeed Urrehman   Aug 19, 2007   interacts: 0

The acrid smell of what my body had expelled and what had now been rejected by the toilet was difficult

Opportunity Knocks But Once

sheela jaywant   Oct 15, 2007   interacts: 1

The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.

A Silent World

Tooba Shah   Oct 12, 2007   interacts: 0

There are bodies strewn as far as the eye can see. Are they amongst these dispersed corpses? No! I quell

The Ladies Club

Tahera Sajid   Aug 19, 2007   interacts: 4

The atmosphere was charged up. Colour and glamour defined the mood in the large room occupied by women

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