Artful Living
Original Poetry

Artful Living

Reality, imitating Imagination, conjuring Muse, affecting Beauty, conveying Painter, daubing Brush, painting Sculptor, freeing Chisel, sculpting Bard, lauding Songbird, tuning Stylus, stroking Pencil, poking   Crafter, designing Author, crafting Poet, orating Pen, wielding Scribe, recording…

Arbaeen
Original Poetry

Arbaeen

By Avellina Balestri (Dedicated to my friend Hossein Bahrami, who allowed me an intimate glimpse into his pilgrimage to Karbala through livestream.) Everything is shimmering In the shrines of the slain Starlit crystal, capturing song…

Wolves
Original Short Stories

Wolves

~By Hasan Shikoh Wolves. Everywhere, there were packs of snarling wolves… Askari realised that his breathing was shallow, and his cheeks were wet with tears. Why? he thought. What’s happened to me? Then the commotion…