SHABANA KHILJI | SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
Yanky Panky
Celebrating 4th of July
The Indies saw ships come sailing by, sailing by
And life was never the same for them
There Pilgrim Fathers sowed many seeds
Growing sturdy cops and fighting men...Read More
UMER SIDDIQUE | NOVEMBER 14, 2008
Phantasmagoria
House of Illusions
His stony gaze beheld his reflection in the crystal clear water that shimmered in
the golden rays of the sun. His reflection appeared to be shimmering with it,
floating atop the transparent film of water, wobbling with every eddy of the
current that disturbed the calm and placid flow of the stream... Read More
UMER SIDDIQUE | OCTOBER 23, 2008
Metalloid
Steel Heart, Steel Body
He puffed a thick plume of steamy white smoke out of the rusty, metallic chimney
perched at an angle on his head like some burlesque hat. The smoke slowly drifted
away with the evening breeze, drawing countless indescribable shapes in the air
and writing strange...Read More
UMER SIDDIQUE | OCTOBER 14, 2008
As I Fade Away...
Diary of a Nomad
The other day I saw a group of nomads. It was dusk and their hazy forms were
silhouetted against the crimson haze that radiated from the horizon. They had just
uprooted their camp and were heading towards some unknown destination; some
distant land, where...Read More