Fiction A Ship Leaving Port It was a morning like any other; waking up early on a Monday, putting on my suit and grabbing a quick coffee at the shop on the other side of the road. My usual routine.
Fiction Mound of Rubble Flickering sunlight permeated a cavern where two men were taking a nap, a very long nap that lasted for almost 2350 years. ***** It was a sunny, breezy day in Alexandria, the
Fiction Red Horizon “How can you live with yourself after what you did?”, she cried. “Not only did you start the war I have been working so hard to prevent all these years, but you also
Fiction The Orange Head I would paint it Black if I could. My mom still does not get the idea that being the only one with different hair color at school does not make me special, but
Fiction The Weapon Within - Part 3 Photo Credit She put on her fencing mask to hide from her coach. Sam didn’t even know what to do from here on out. She didn’t know what she was even
Fiction Unseen Trespasser Photo Credit I could see his eyes begging me to approve. This must be the seventh or eighth apartment we’ve seen in the last couple of weeks. The other apartments were either
Fiction The Weapon Within - Part 2 Photo Credit Samia hung up and threw the phone away carelessly. She was furious, her blood was boiling to a point where her anger had taken control. She took her training bag and
anger The Weapon Within - Part 1 With one more jolt and every strength left in her body, she jabbed her weapon at her opponent. Her eyes and focus never strayed from his movements, anticipating the next strike. Just like
Cairo Contra Together Photo Source Guest Contribution by Passant Ahmad. Together; I have always been soft, but sharp round the edges That’s what I needed to adapt, to cope with the cruelness of the
Fiction A Writer's Agony ‘A Writer is By Nature a Dreamer – A Conscious Dreamer’ – Carson McCullers ‘Okay, Class, that was it for today. Please don’t forget to read pages 39 till 41 for the next lecture’
Fiction Feather Wand of The Feather (This fiction piece is inspired by the magical world of Harry Potter) It is hard to say whether she walked into the store or the store’s door sang
Cairo Contra Love Poem Photo Source Guest Contribution by Passant Ahmad. Everyone who knows me knows I never write about love All my writings are sad; all my writings are dull To express how dimmed my
cats A College Cat Photo Credit Now, as our hero is still curled up and sleeping, let me introduce you to him. I think it would be easier, for the sake of the story, to call him
contra guests "Not a Suicide Note" Photo Source Guest Contribution by Passant Ahmad. Today I woke up feeling like the Earth: So tired and worn out from all the disasters happening to me Yet feeling like I caused them.
contra fiction "Blue" Photo Source Guest Contribution by Passant Ahmad. He speaks to me so softly like the sound of the sea waters sweeping the sand He touches my skin so gently like a smooth wind
Fiction Centers “I felt like I have always had that idea at the back of my mind. That it wasn’t me in the center, but someone else was. She was the center of
Fiction Episode X - Courtyard Fate Dear Readers, Greetings to you all! My name is Alaa A. Rahman, the fiction editor and writer behind “Decisions in a Halo”. I would like to thank you for sticking around with the
Fiction Unearthed “Rumors dictated that the witch talked to trees and convinced them to disobey, to challenge the circle of death and to rise and defend themselves” The sun colored the skies, the soil
Fiction Episodes X: Courtyard Fate - Samir Tabarem https://cairocontra.blob.core.windows.net/wp-uploads/2018/05/Feeder-feeling-a-moment.mp3 Previously on “Decisions in a Halo – Episode IX: Sagittarius” The great thing about conversation is that it leads one to
Fiction Keep Talking and Nobody Dies The countdown starts now A blinking red light is all I could see in the dark accompanied by an annoying monotonous beep. Where am I? My brain was throbbing like
Fiction Incense When my parents told me we’re moving to Egypt, I knew my whole world would never be the same. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia and I only know about
Fiction In The Spirit “Are you nervous?” Amir looked at me in the mirror as he straightened his tie. Source “Are you kidding? I don’t mean to brag but I’m a natural.” Amir chuckled as
Fiction The Drummer of Ramadan Photo by Angelos Viskadourakis “كان يا ما كان…” (Once upon a time…) Yassin and his father settled into their village home arriving one day before the beginning of Ramadan, feeling exhausted from
Fiction Long Live the King: Episode 20 – Incarnate Previously: Long Live the King: Episode 19 – Death Photo by Gettyimages The King was caught off guard, and Fadel is fast, but because Fadel is wounded, the other has the upper hand.
Fiction Long Live the King: Episode 18 – A Storm of Madness Previously: Long Live the King: Episode 17 – Protect Your Own “We charge.” It is New Year’s Eve, and we’re bringing chaos to the King’s doorstep. I can
