Tuesday Sep 07
Vol 5 | Fall, 2009
Featured Work
The Poet
Therapy

In this startlingly honest piece, the poet takes us into the mind of a deeply unhappy woman, her addiction to more than just drugs, and the consequences that unholy cocktail yield. Therapy is not for the weak of heart.

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The Abstract Thinker
Writer's Block

Perhaps one of the most written about subjects, Writer's Block is at once deeply personal and yet strangely impersonal. It follows the path of one writer, Arien Elerina, as she wrestles with her own block, and in elucidating her struggle, touches a nerve of writers everywhere.

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Vol 5 | Fall, 2009
Poetry
I Razzle Dazzled 'em, Just Like You Said, Billy
Using the backdrop of Chicago (the musical) and infused with his own flair and love for the macabre, poet Osman Khalid Butt spins a stunning tale, interwoven with scenes directly borrowed from the musical. This is a piece unlike any encountered before.
 
 
Thus Hath The Moat Sing'd The Candle
In this piece, Eshal spins a mesmerizingly haunting tale of a moth's tragic trajectory from living, breathing insect to ashes and dust. Perhaps an ode to mortality, perhaps just a story of a moth, Thus Hath The Moat Sing'd The Candle will leave you breathless.
 
I Shall Sleep Now, Lest I Not Find My Incubus Tonight
It is guaranteed that with every whack, your senses will be acutely aware that this is no ordinary poem. Coming once again, from the dark mind of Osman Khalid Butt, prepare for the macabre...in the nicest way possible.
For Self Preservation

In this poem about belonging and its true costs and implications, poet Noorulain Noor writes from the heart about what it's like to lose your sense of direction, only to find it once again in the most unexpected of places.

 
The Heroine That Never Was
Here, poet Eshal paints a stark and true picture of what a cliche married life can sometimes turn into when communication between the two players is strangely absent, making even the most intimate of moments, impeachable.