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Poetry

Hope of Despair

Mutaal Mooquin   Dec 27, 2007   interacts: 4



With this news calamitous
With thus murder heinous
My country falling to pieces

Poetry

Pakistan

kashkin dabruski   Dec 27, 2007   interacts: 1

Another day descends into its history
Of bloodshed, ignorance and plunder
Who shall we blame, the west or Islam

Short Story

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

Poetry

Catharsis

MVJ Simon   Dec 26, 2007   interacts: 3

A walk through fire
Eyes shut tight
Stepping on red hot coal
Mind overcomes pain

Poetry

The Missing Pakistanis

kashkin dabruski   Dec 17, 2007   interacts: 3

Where are those souls
Into wilderness, they disappeared
Like autumn leaves,
With no traces

Translation

Ghazal from Allama Iqbal, translated by M. Shahid Alam

Mohammad Alam   Dec 14, 2007   interacts: 3

DigarguN hai jahaN taroN ki gardish tez hai Saqi

Poetry

The Nicotine Fingers

kashkin dabruski   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 1

I have
In my possession
Not much but few
Belongings of my own

Short Story

The Disturbed

Ayesha Umar   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 24

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

Short Story

Chicken Biryani

Raiya Hashmi   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 9

Almost halfway to his house, the bus came to a halt. A lot of buses stood there, vacant, the passengers

Narrative

Enlightened Mediocrity

Amer Nazir   Dec 2, 2007   interacts: 12

‘He (Musharraf) is better off than the Queen you know,’ I continued, ‘considering that even the poor lady is answerable

Poetry

Six Minutes

kashkin dabruski   Nov 27, 2007   interacts: 4

The changing world,
Continuation of destruction
Through volcanoes and winds

Poetry

A Scene

Mutaal Mooquin   Nov 21, 2007   interacts: 5

The horse without the rider
Baby without the mother
Not one chasing the other
Sitting silently - over the ruins

Short Story

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..."

Satire

My Teenage Years in Lahore

Asim Shore   Nov 18, 2007   interacts: 18

As I sit here on my desk at work, sipping my persimmon white tea in a delicate persian tea cup,

Satire

About Death

Ali Rizvi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 5

When uncertainty dances with your fears, then know this that tragedy has collected its toll

Poetry

Attractive Distractions

raghav chopra   Nov 7, 2007   interacts: 6

light in it's many vibrant hues
can blind and mystify, it is
but a distraction for the dark
that lies

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