IntroductionAutumn in Mississippi is nothing like autumn in New York. There is no familiar painted foliage here—just a heavy, eternal summer. It was late August, and the thermometer was glued to ninety degrees.After a long walk through the grounds ...
22.10.2026
Chapter 1Major Alejandro Alvarez’s group had utterly botched their last two drug interdiction operations. The first time, the squad deployed from a high-speed interceptor boat; the second time, they dropped in from a helicopter. Both times, before ...
21.10.2026
Tokiko Iwatani was a Japanese writer, poet, and translator. She was born in Seoul, Korea, and her family relocated to Japan when she was just five years old, settling in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. By 1963, she had established herself as a ...
20.10.2026
،حين تُحادثُ الليلَ عنك و عن أحلامها،وحين تُخبّئُ بين أهداب النجومأمنياتٍ لم تجدْ بعدُ طريقًا إلى النور.A beautiful poetic response to my recent story, sent by a reader in the exquisite language of Arabic poetry, inspired these verses. It is a ...
19.10.2026
The neon sign of the Ugly Pirates cafe flickered through the rain-streaked window, casting a warm amber glow over Alejandro as he sat alone at a corner table. He slowly stirred his black coffee, watching the steam rise and vanish into the dim room. ...
13.10.2026
"War has a way of bleaching the world, stripping away its vibrant colors until only the harsh lines of black and white remain. Yet, it is within those absolute shadows that the smallest spark of human kindness shines the brightest.".Avarez arrived ...
07.10.2026
The wind carried her nameAs beautiful as pearlIt never was for me the sameBecause she's special girlIn every weather sunny, coldI said her name againIt was much more than just a wordIt was for me like planeWhich took me to the nicest placeWhere no ...
04.02.2026
Paper Boat I don't know how much effort you put into this project called life I don't know what you said to your pretty wife (every morning) I don't even know who the hell you are I hope you listen well, cause you only lie You’d better start ...
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Don Quixote There was a hero Named Don Quixote Known as a knight That can't be slaught A madman real, one to be sought The real world is forgotten A fantasy world is now frozen Oh it's such a pleasure to believe To hell with honor To ...
16.04.2025
I’ve Never Seen A War Before Yeah, I’ve seen your kind before A long, long time ago In my past It was just a game Whether you win or lose It’s a joy You shoot someone – somebody dies You pierce someone – if feels alright Remember how my ...
14.04.2025
In dead and foggy woodBeneath the blanket of the leaves The spirit of the doomIs hugging me. So let my soulInhale smell of death,And let the worms devourMy body in the grave.I’ll find here the peaceThat living there I lost.My heart will ...
02.02.2025
I hear one beautiful songEvery morning during sunrise.It sounds quiet and not long.A woman sang it, what a surprise.I never see her between treesEven if I wake up early morningWhen fog moves away with a breeze.I fell in love with the voice, love is ...
02.05.2022
There was a dark night. We were laying at the ground. After hunting fight, We were resting under cloud. Our prey was by us,Of course, it didn’t breathe. My eyes were running fast. I kept my arms under knees. I heard a sound in the woods, I woke up ...
12.04.2020