They say it doesn’t rain in Abu Dhabi, but this is a lie. Something’s always leaking…
Tag: magical realism
Al-Mala’ika
At the age of seven, Hala lost her best friend. “We’re soulmates,” Reem
said. “Because God tied our spirits together before we were born.” Reem
was confident that they shared the angel that had breathed into their
mothers…
Love Easily
Walking on beige lake-wall
focused on each pattern, each grain
of each rock at Belmont Harbor. My body
wanted to scream
out of its skin how deeply
I fell in love with their lives
Times Square, 2am
The girl wanted chicken McNuggets. Worse than she’d ever wanted anything in her life. She wasn’t just hungry, she was ravenous. Like the eyes of the men she passed. “I can take care of you sweetheart. I know what you need,” one murmured. What she needed was nuggets. Desperately. Nine of them, golden brown and dipped in sweet and sour sauce …
A School for Little Witches
“What a little witch.”
Esther overheard it, passed like a note from her third-grade teacher to the fourth-grade teacher, and she knew that they were talking about her. Both adults glanced at her, and let their guilty eyes slide sideways when they saw her watching them…
The Strange Man, Me, and Spaghetti
He cooks spaghetti, as always while / The phone rings right after he puts a whole packet / Into the pot …
