March 6, 2025
Peacock standing with tail fanned out - TEXT: The Dance of the Peacock Part 2 - Mahvash Mohtadullah
Published by Mahvash Mohtadullah at March 6, 2025
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The Dance of the Peacock, Part 2

The peacock was now an intermittent visitor to the garden at Sakoonat-e-Siddiqui, just as Sumaira’s cheerfulness had become more and more an occasional companion. She couldn’t help drawing a comparison between the bird seeking out her garden and her wellbeing seeking the outdoors.
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February 27, 2025
Peacock standing with tail fanned out - TEXT: The Dance of the Peacock Part 1 - Mahvash Mohtadullah
Published by Mahvash Mohtadullah at February 27, 2025
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The Dance of the Peacock, Part 1

Sumaira came out onto the veranda to the shrill scream of a peacock. The bird sat resplendent and angry in the garden looking at the house like a baneful beast. Sumaira was gripped in a flux of emotions as she caught her breath watching the iridescence of its plumage in the morning sun. She also felt a rush of anxiety raise the hairs on the back of her neck.
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October 26, 2024
Prize
Published by Saeed Tavakkol at October 26, 2024
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Prize    

“You have won a luxurious casket with a choice of satin interior lining; solid Mahogany construction in a polished natural finish with elegantly rounded corners. It comes with brushed bronze handles and a matching pillow. But that’s not all; you will also enjoy a prime site in the Restland cemetery.”
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October 7, 2024
Graveyard in the Attic
Published by Vasi Angelova at October 7, 2024
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Graveyard in the Attic

The attic felt like a doorway to another present, where the border between the future and the past was homogenous. The remnants of my grandfather’s life merged with the fragments of dreams that haunted my sleep.
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September 9, 2022
foggy tree lined creek
Published by Tim Schell at September 9, 2022
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Murderer’s Creek

Charlie had been in Vietnam as had Drake. Charlie worked as a cook in the army and Drake operated heavy equipment, so neither of them were ever in real combat, although both had hunkered down at night when there was incoming. Back in the states when they were neighbors, Drake was a road paver for the city of Beaverton, and Charlie had a mobile sawmill, so they had a common blue-collar argot, and this could make them friends…
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