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The Bruise

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A shade of amethyst
but duller.
It hurts to look
and the hand quivers at the touch.

abudhabiwritersadmin February 5, 2022 Poetry

The Horsemen

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You wake up on a grey floor, in a large dome-shaped room so spherical it seems unnatural. The room is empty except for a large pipe that protrudes out of the wall…

abudhabiwritersadmin February 2, 2022 Fiction, Flash Fiction

Smiley!

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John, Paul and George shot from triangular positions. John’s went astray; however the other two rocks hit the small head perfectly…

abudhabiwritersadmin January 31, 2022 Fiction, Flash Fiction

Possessed

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I heard the thunder,
I saw the lightning,
When my eyes locked with yours
I swear the universe exploded for a second.

abudhabiwritersadmin January 31, 2022 Poetry

End of Days

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Paul’s striking poem needs to be read twice, from top to bottom and then bottom to top.

abudhabiwritersadmin October 29, 2021 Poetry

Insomnia

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I saw a doctor over a year ago to find out what my problem was. He was a skinny, yet round faced man who seemed annoyed that I had the audacity to interrupt his Facebook hour…

abudhabiwritersadmin October 25, 2021 Creative Non-Fiction

A Short Play about Steve’s Horrific Epiphany

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In which Steve discovers a terrible truth that he really should have known all along…

Ben October 25, 2021 Fiction

Floor 77

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For a few moments he moved relentlessly back and forth along the corridor; then he looked at the red glowing numbers, both read 77.

abudhabiwritersadmin October 25, 2021 Flash Fiction

Here, Now

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I tried to focus on the surrounding towers, the very ones I saw twinkling at night and wondered what gave them the right to twinkle so brightly while my homeland faced its demons in the dark. 

abudhabiwritersadmin October 25, 2021 Creative Non-Fiction

When I Go

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It was wonderful; it broke me
It was excruciatingly joyful; it built me
Would you remember this when I go?

abudhabiwritersadmin October 25, 2021 Poetry

Returning from a Swim on Koh Phangan

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I huff puffed up the newly treeless hill
Unthinking of the change from verdant lush
To parched hardscrabble. Bailiff ants remove
Last remnants of the old guard’s ferny home.

Rory October 21, 2021 Poetry

Cycling to Riga

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A faulty pedal clanks at every turn
Reminding me of all that isn’t right.
It’s how I manage on this sort of trip.
By nature sedentary, I have to pound

Rory October 21, 2021 Poetry

The Zen versus The Men

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Krishnamurthy says we all are second-hand human beings. Enjay takes a short trip through the perils of the ego.

abudhabiwritersadmin October 21, 2021 Musings

Sunglasses

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This is Sherif’s first contribution and was written in response to a writing exercise on an online course…

abudhabiwritersadmin October 20, 2021 Flash Fiction, Workshop

Shanghai, 1986

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Rory’s latest poem is based on a trip he took to Shanghai in 1986 in his best, crumpled, clothes…

Rory October 20, 2021 Poetry

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