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Weekly Contest #352
Based on the true story of the Khojaly Genocide As an internally displaced child from Karabakh, I was seven when I learned that colours could disappear. I learned about that event at school. But children my age had lived through it firsthand.Everything lost its own colour in Khojaly on February 25, 1992. The sky was darker than it was; the air was leaden grey; the snow was red; the faces were ghostly white.On February 25, Ahmad’s birthday was. But for days, the city had been under siege, and his family could not celebrate. His father, mother...
Weekly Contest #351
In a half-light room, Aziz goes up and down and murmurs. He stretches his arm, takes out his hand from the long sleeve of his woolen sweater, and scratches his stubble. Then he approaches the PC and looks through the email again. He tries to perceive and make it exact. Everything is clear. Tomorrow is the deadline. The publishing house has stopped asking. Now they demand.He sits at the desk and goes on his novel. He is editing the same novel for the fifth time. He was obliged to change it several times. If it is not felt the same by readers,...
Weekly Contest #340
Everyone thinks I’m just combing. Stroke after stroke. Soft, then taut. But I feel everything when touching the hair. The skin of the head, the thickness of each strand, the line where the hair parts, the difference between dyed and undyed hair, straight or curly, tidy or messy. The smell of shampoo is the first thing that spreads through my teeth—accompanied by the warm steam as soon as the towel is opened. After the shampoo, warmth briefly settles along the strands. At first, warmth stays. Later, it leaves too soon.If the hair is wet and t...
Weekly Contest #338
Ali entered the home, took off his shoes, and left his keys on the table. After a long night shift, he wanted to rest. He took a shower and had breakfast. It was time to sleep already, but at this time, his friend Samir called him. He heard his friend’s agitated voice:-Good morning, Ali. I need you urgently. You need to cover for me at the library. My girl Jessy had an accident. I am going there.-Ok. I’m coming.Ali took his keys, slipped on his coat, and dashed out the door, locking it behind him. He stepped down quickly and crossed the corn...
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