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Hectic Times

A Story by Rachid Amrani

The four custodians caught him in one of their morning rounds. The men were in their fifties. One of them was a heavy smoker and coughed constantly...

Life and Life

A Story by Rachid Amrani

For about a mile or so there was nobody else walking except me. The sun was hot. Why I didn't bring a hat, I had no idea. It could be that I'm growing..

Crest of a Hill

A Story by Rachid Amrani

At the crest of the hill there is a tree; a big tree with lush branches that provides thick layers of shade. Sitting under the shade of the tree, you ..

Gone

A Story by Rachid Amrani

You can make all the excuses you want but the point is that you left us. With your departure, you left the life you had built for years behind you. I ..

DO NOT CRY MY ANGEL

A Story by Rachid Amrani

And then you appeared, walking down the hill, slowly and gracefully. Where do you derive that grace was a riddle I had always aspired to solve. To you..

Steam

A Poem by Rachid Amrani

Inside the building a wave of soothing warmth sweeps over you You feel relieved and alive again It could be the look on your face It could..

Absent

A Story by Rachid Amrani

I knew him. I did. I spoke to him. For years we exchanged the morning pleasantries. Though he was a private type of person, he told me things. For ins..

Cactus Land

A Story by Rachid Amrani

I remembered one early morning my mother and I went to Cactus Land. The sun had already risen, and the air was warm and felt gentle. Along the way we ..

Feast

A Story by Rachid Amrani

He could sense it. Everywhere around him there were signs-evident signs. He could tell the wheel of life had slowed. That there was an air of festiv..

The Corral

A Story by Rachid Amrani

You wake up now! Get that lantern and light it. Get moving! What is it, mom? The cow is about to give birth. Find the lantern and light i..