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Commentaries on American Short Stories 2: A Night by Louisa May Alcott (1863)
To continue my commentary on American Short Stories, I’m turning to A Night (1863), by novelist, poet, abolitionist, American suffragette, Civil War Union nurse, author of Little Women, and Pennsylvanian, Louisa May Alcott. To avoid getting…
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Snapshots: Star Wars Day Sunset at the Edge of Makkah
On any given evening while looking west from Al-Zaidy District on the western edge of Makkah, the sun can be seen setting over the rocky hills in the distance. I managed to grab a couple photos…
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Commentaries on American Short Stories 1: Effie Whittlsey by George Ade (1886)
To kick off this series of discussions on American short stories, I will be taking a look at Effie Wittlsey from 1886, by newspaper columnist, social commentor, playwright, humorist, and Hoosier (shoutout to Indiana), George Ade.…
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Snapshots: The Neighborhood Mosques of Al Hamra District
The average neighborhood in Makkah has quite a few masjids (mosques). In Al Hamra alone, there are approximately 14, with at least 2 under construction (that I have counted) – not counting prayer rooms often found…
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Commentaries on American Short Stories: Preface
For the longest time, I have been preoccupied with the idea of the short story; its form, function, lessons to be learned, perspectives of the author, how authors stretch or squeeze timelines in shortform prose, how…