Page 48 – Rusted Radishes

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

Interviews & Lectures | مقابلات وندوات

Translating from the Arabic

Marilyn Hacker and Lina Mounzer in Conversation When considering who to interview for a discussion on translation, two people…

Marilyn Hacker and Lina MounzerJuly 31, 2019

Essays | مقالات ذاتية

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

Short Stories | قصص قصيرة

Van #4: Hay el Seloum to Hamra

Photo by Nour Annan In the absence of state-monitored public transportation, van #4 operates as a privately-owned informal “public transit”…

Nur Turkmani and Nour AnnanJuly 24, 2019

Short Stories | قصص قصيرة

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

Translations | ترجمات

A Dream Devouring Itself

"Diagnosis: a depressive psychological structure with hysterical tendencies," said Anna Lindau during our last session. That day, I'd brought…

Chaza Charafeddine and Lina MounzerJuly 17, 2019

Short Stories | قصص قصيرة

Cocoon

She is standing outside the hospital doors, clutching at the skin of her abdomen. She bends down to retch. The…

Thurayya ZreikJuly 17, 2019

Short Stories | قصص قصيرة

Toward the Valley

I know Hened’s face. She’s looking at me: her eyes like pickled eggs, her pointy nose and thinning eyebrows magnified…

Mirene ArsaniosJuly 12, 2019

Short Stories | قصص قصيرة

A Revolutionary Bite

Christy scampered up the stairs of her front porch. Her long, frizzy black hair trailed behind her like her very…

Salwa MansourJuly 12, 2019

The Toilet Bowl

May 7

Translating from the Arabic

Three Cafés and Two Restaurants

Van #4: Hay el Seloum to Hamra

منامٌ يأكلُ يدَه

A Dream Devouring Itself

Cocoon

Toward the Valley

A Revolutionary Bite

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