Note: The Masque of the Red Death is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. This is a rendering of the story in poem form. The Red Death, with all its gruesome glory, Had struck the country and caused much agony. Prince Prospero, careless and proud, Hid in a Castellated Abbey with his noble crowd.… Continue reading Poem: The Masque of the Red Death
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Bright Stars
Such beauty in bright stars, What wonder in the vast sea. A balance. It is an irony of truth, yet a perfect line separates its reality from branches of confusion to illusion incomparable is the beauty of what is seen not by the naked eye, but by what is seen though almost touched by the… Continue reading Bright Stars
A Tribute to Mawakeb
Yet another year that flew by rather quickly, and, naturally, everyone is eager for the summer vacation to arrive. As a senior who has been in this school for thirteen years, I began to ponder and think about my final departure. Ever since I was little, I always imagined that in my final few months… Continue reading A Tribute to Mawakeb
Review of “Before I Go to Sleep” by S.J Watson
Memories are what define us. So what would happen if we lose them all? The pages of S.J Watson’s novel, Before I Go to Sleep, highlight the importance and value of memories. Christine, the unfortunate character, is diagnosed with amnesia due to an “accident”. Ben, who claims to be her husband, dictates that piece of… Continue reading Review of “Before I Go to Sleep” by S.J Watson
Dethroning The Titanic
If you were to search for “the most tragic shipwreck”, both you and the internet would consider the same specimen: the Titanic. While the severity of its literal downfall cannot be overlooked, nor the lives that were lost to the Pacific minimized, the Titanic certainly is not the most tragic or the most significant. Before… Continue reading Dethroning The Titanic
Drifting Underwater
by Sara Tahlak I wake up in the midst of the crystalline waters, Encompassed by a state of utter tranquility, Forsaking the world of shrewd deceivers, A land damned with the prejudiced desires of humanity. I ask myself with fright, Will the truth ever be told? In a realm where men strive with… Continue reading Drifting Underwater
Stars Don’t Align at Our Feet
by Shahd Jamal Just like how the sun and moon are never meant to meet, The stars too have never aligned at our feet Gruesome truly, how feelings have become too concrete The loss of abstract fills one with nothing but defeat. As subtle as the moon when incomplete, as mere as a ray of… Continue reading Stars Don’t Align at Our Feet
Crying Out Loud
by Layla Ayoub Not ashamed of crystal droplets escaping my tear duct. They tell me “coarsen your heart”… Do they cognize how much we’re corrupt? “You’re too young”, they say, “You’re too young to be crying during the day.” Why? I’m not afraid of the sun’s rays. They say, “Just lighten up your mood.” Tell… Continue reading Crying Out Loud
The Diary of A Lurking Murderer
by Salem Eyob The pages hissed ominously like leaves blown across the pavement. As every page revealed a new horror, a gruesome killing, an innocent life stripped away, one’s heart and mind could not bear to believe humanity could be so cruel. Sweat trickled down my face, as I began to worry what awaited my… Continue reading The Diary of A Lurking Murderer
An Interview with Mr. Youssef Simaan
Interview conducted by Shahd Jamal Who is Mr. Youssef? Tell me about yourself. I grew up in Lebanon where I studied Biology and graduated in 2009 from AUB. My first full-time job was in an NGO called Teach for Lebanon, which recruits fresh university graduates and sends them to rural areas within the country to… Continue reading An Interview with Mr. Youssef Simaan