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About Death

Ali Rizvi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 5

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

Translations

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

Translations

I Await ...

Mateen Mahmood Mohajir   Nov 6, 2007   interacts: 2

Of what avail the melodies and glitter,
That an evening muse brings;
Life is false:
The past is faded, 'today'

It Is Raining

Rida Abbasi   Oct 9, 2007   interacts: 7

It is silent outside, except for the steady rain; everyone is huddled inside their rooms like us. I have my

Poetry

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

Translations

Thorn Tree Gossip

Lokhi Menon   Nov 1, 2007   interacts: 4

They fall on the new gossip-meat
Like a ravening hyena pack,
tearing their “close” friend
To rotten pieces behind

Poetry

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

Short

Raj Mor   Nov 6, 2007   interacts: 1

The day had gone well. Dow was up. NASDAQ was up. Sensex was up. But he was thinking about his

The Wild Side Of The Mall

Tahir Gul Hasan   Nov 6, 2007   interacts: 18

They changed the name of The Mall Road of Lahore to Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam years ago. I was too young then to

Poetry

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

Hisab Barabar

Manpreet S   Nov 4, 2007   interacts: 9

She is a regular in the gym. She walks with a lazy step, does halfhearted aerobics, and barely moves on

Short Stories

The Roving Stones

Haroon Malik   Nov 3, 2007   interacts: 5

My lords have announced they will cause revolutionary changes, changes that will cause a grass root level change. But how

The Other Woman

Tahera Sajid   Oct 30, 2007   interacts: 19

She was a friend who just happened to be a woman...or, was she?

Two Poems of Parveen Shakir in Translation

Ravi Kopra   Oct 30, 2007   interacts: 0

'Pink Flowers' and 'A Message'

Poetry

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

Poetry

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

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