They Tango Beneath the Daniel Webster

they are so close they are a body and its ghost blossom and its branch her own arcing over…
BALTIMORE, A MAP OF A CITY (Excerpt)

Baltimore was developed chiefly with Masrah Ensemble in Beirut, Lebanon, and Page 73 in New Haven, Connecticut, in 2014. Fadi…
Alexander BorinskyAugust 4, 2019
The Toilet Bowl

My head is below my arms, and my face is drooped low into the toilet bowl. My hands, which were once gripping…
Maya AyacheAugust 4, 2019
May 7

The cars were aligned haphazardly along the sides of the usually-serene street. The sun’s amber rays hugged the street’s sidewalks,…
Afif KraitemAugust 3, 2019
Translating from the Arabic

Three Cafés and Two Restaurants

“When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything moved me. A dog following…
AnonymousJuly 24, 2019
Van #4: Hay el Seloum to Hamra

منامٌ يأكلُ يدَه

"التشخيص: بنيان بسيكولوجي ديبريسيف، مع ميول للهستيريا". قالت آنّا لينداو في الجلسة الأخيرة. يومها جلبت معي الكتاب الذي أعارتني اياه…
Chaza CharafeddineJuly 21, 2019
A Dream Devouring Itself

by Chaza Charafeddine, translated from the arabic by Lina Mounzer “Diagnosis: a depressive psychological structure with hysterical tendencies,” said Anna…
Lina MounzerJuly 17, 2019