Retired from the Game
Retired from the Game“Umm . . . excuse me, miss.” I halted the sensuous stride of the six-feet beauty of a correctional officer.“Yes?” she snapped, pausing with an attitude,… More
Unilaterally Punitive
The United States is unique in the world for its overzealous love affair with life without parole sentences (LWOP). It is one of the few western countries to have… More
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
10. Young OsamaAl-Thaghr sat on several dozen arid acres lined by eucalyptus trees, whose branches were twisted by winds from the Red Sea. The campus spread north from the… More
King of a Hundred Horsemen
Marie Étienne, born in Menton in the Alpes-Maritimes, spent her childhood in Indochina, in what is now Vietnam, during the Second World War and the beginning of the Viet… More
변화의 중심에 서서
변화의 중심에 서서 나는 요즈음 청년작가라고 자처합니다. 언제나 과거의 작품들과 결별하겠다는 생각때문이기도 하지만, 사실상 ‘무기의 그늘’을 출간한 이래 15년 동안 절필하고 사회 봉사와 망명 투옥 등으로 보냈기 때문이지요. 본격적으로 다시… More
Standing in the Midst of Change
These days, I call myself a young writer. Not only because I am determined to break away from my past works but also because I stopped writing and spent… More
Golden Calves
Every year at the time of the Passover holiday this question starts itching me. What about the Golden Calf? I think that Passover is one of the best holidays… More
How Does the World Change?
Who is changing the world? And to whose interest?Those super powers who own God, absolute truths, nuclear weapons, money, and media? Or millions of women, men, and children who… More
On Neuroscience and Storytelling
In the last five years, it has appeared very likely that literature and storytelling as we have known them for thousands of years will be affected radically, even if… More
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