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Internet of Melancholy: Remembrance of Obsolete Pleasures
In the days when light and goodness reigned and the world’s evils could be sidelined by the blissful ignorance of childhood, boys waited...
Shaheer Liaqat
Feb 23, 20213 min read

Parler- Unbiased Social Media?
Just because Facebook and Twitter have banned Donald Trump’s supporters does not mean that they are shut out totally from social media....
Azmeh Zaman
Feb 23, 20214 min read


From Furry Friend to Family
Once upon a time there was a cat named Cupcake. He used to roam around my compound- a honey-coloured ball of fluff, dragging his tail...
Azmeh Zaman
Dec 10, 20202 min read

Realism in Kiarostami’s Two Masterpieces
In the wake of a burgeoning post-war austerity in the late forties, the Italian film scene underwent a paradigm shift which was a novelty...
Abijeet Pant
Dec 10, 20204 min read


Satire: Interview with Big Brother Jack Bulldog
You might think you know who calls the shots at Georgetown. But you don’t. You may never even have heard of Jack the Bulldog- the...
Shaheer Liaqat
Dec 7, 20202 min read

EC’s Favorite Yemeni Restaurant Relocated to Al Gharafa
For many years, Yemen Hadhramaut had always been dependable for home-style Yemeni meals for Education City (EC) students. The restaurant...
Ngoc Nguyen
Dec 7, 20203 min read

Door 4: Undecided
Once again, I found myself in the great big labyrinthine hall, surrounded by various routes and possible destinations. From where I was...
Anonymous
Dec 7, 20203 min read


The Traveller
Once upon a time, in a great, lively town, there lived a young man who could tell the future. This power of his had its limitations,...
Nal. O
Dec 7, 20207 min read


From Joy to Agony
As Zehra lay on the bed observing the lofty fan rotating on the flat wooden ceiling, she waited patiently for the clock to strike...
Umaima Ahmed
Dec 6, 20204 min read


By The Shore
She finally caught a two-second glimpse of it before the car swirled into the rocky mountain tunnel. Counting every second, minute, and...
Umaima Ahmed
Nov 1, 20203 min read

Door 3: Unearthing Castle Dracula
I left them sitting silently, locked in each other’s embrace, content with the closeness after being separated for so long. This was the...
Anonymous
Nov 1, 20203 min read


Meeting the Me of the Future: Milkshake in a Cafe
The cafe’s cozy, picturesque decorations put the young girl at ease. The wooden paneling and fireplace crackling to the left of the...
Nal. O
Apr 13, 20205 min read


Winning from a Distance: 4 Ways to Curb Boredom for Free
Coronavirus lockdown is boring. Life has stalled, and you can’t go out as you used to, to malls, movies, restaurants, and more. You are...
thegazette71
Apr 13, 20203 min read


In My Own Time
Perhaps I don’t have to know where I’m going And for now it is enough that I’m not where I used to be These growing pains are draining me...
thegazette71
Mar 12, 20201 min read


Careful Constructions Made of Crystal and Glass
Careful constructions made of crystal and glass Held up by hopes and prayers Ready to topple over, ready to change Morph into something...
thegazette71
Mar 12, 20201 min read


If I Meet My Past Self
She checks her makeup one more time in her wardrobe mirror and smooths down her skirt. It doesn’t look that great, she sighs to herself....
Nal. O
Mar 12, 20206 min read


How to Speak for Islam amidst the Hostility of American Politics
In an increasingly globalized and diverse society, discourse is imperative to creating positive change. Those in positions of privilege...
Iman Ismail
Feb 19, 20205 min read
When I Met My Future Self
She sat across from her future self and tried to maintain eye contact but was in so much awe that it was an arduous task to not break it....
thegazette71
Feb 19, 20205 min read


Emily Dickinson and Loneliness
Emily Dickinson died 134 years ago, having lived out her last years in complete solitude. She had asked her family to burn her poetry...
thegazette71
Feb 19, 20203 min read
Too Desi or Not Desi Enough?
The first time I heard the term “third-culture kid” I was in a high school Literature class and I had no idea what it meant and honestly,...
Fariha Iqbal
Feb 19, 20204 min read
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