Writing
Every text below is the author’s own, free to read in full. The English stories were written in English; the Arabic stories were written in Arabic.
In English
- Yasmina and the Jasmine2,206 words · PDF · 30 KB — opens in a new tab
- The Swift Shower2,001 words · PDF · 19 KB — opens in a new tab
- The Expensive Parking1,804 words · PDF · 24 KB — opens in a new tab
- The Japanese Joy1,027 words · PDF · 17 KB — opens in a new tab
- Mum and MumPDF · 12 KB — opens in a new tab
- Scene OnePDF · 10 KB — opens in a new tab
- Your First Arabic Lessonnon-fiction · PDF · 37 KB — opens in a new tab
In Arabic
- ورود الإيابPDF · 105 KB — opens in a new tab
- تجربة حيّةPDF · 97 KB — opens in a new tab
- حلم وحقيقةPDF · 117 KB — opens in a new tab
- رحلة مع العقلPDF · 76 KB — opens in a new tab
- شيطان الوحدةPDF · 104 KB — opens in a new tab
- قلق الخريفPDF · 98 KB — opens in a new tab
- مخاض الوهمPDF · 97 KB — opens in a new tab
- هو قراريPDF · 115 KB — opens in a new tab
Further Arabic stories
- أمي الختيارةPDF · 111 KB — opens in a new tab
- جُمان يا جُمانPDF · 109 KB — opens in a new tab
- كرسي الانتظارPDF · 122 KB — opens in a new tab
- رسالة شكرPDF · 94 KB — opens in a new tab
- الوحيدة البعيدة والحربPDF · 133 KB — opens in a new tab
- الشرنقةPDF · 102 KB — opens in a new tab
- الفرجةPDF · 91 KB — opens in a new tab
- أيهما بيتي؟PDF · 99 KB — opens in a new tab
- مساحيق للعدلPDF · 85 KB — opens in a new tab
- موت الدكتور كمالPDF · 176 KB — opens in a new tab
- وداعاً… حبيبتي بانتظاريPDF · 121 KB — opens in a new tab
- قصة نبيل النبيلPDF · 138 KB — opens in a new tab
- وأدهن المأساة بالألوانPDF · 107 KB — opens in a new tab
- الكرامة تحت أقدام الحربPDF · 120 KB — opens in a new tab
- ناجيPDF · 93 KB — opens in a new tab
In print
- Mirat al-Umma magazine, Kuwait
- Al-Nahda magazine, Kuwait
- Osrati magazine, Kuwait
- Al-Anbaa newspaper, Kuwait
Taj al-Arous — The Bride’s Crown
A collection of stories published by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa, beginning in April 1989. The clippings were kept, scanned, and are reproduced here.
The Al-Anbaa clippings (PDF, Arabic)03·Contact
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