The first light of day came into the room and, at the same time, the most beautiful child that the human eye has seen was born. Her mother was the Queen of Lemnos, the woman that all men shivered with the sound of her name. It was said that even Zeus lowered his gaze...
– Come on Tourouda, leave the small talk for the morning, we’ve got work to do! My grandfather and I plowed the field, when we heard in the silence the elderly man calling his wife. Suddenly I hear my grandfather say: – Hello Athanis! Get in here and...
All writers at all stages of their careers have self-doubt, need support and ideas to help them get started. The Rooted Everyday Mediterranean Short Story Prize wants to encourage new writers to tackle conservation issues and celebrate Mediterranean heritage and...
Morocco Judge and Author Brahim Elboukhari shares his writing tips for #MedStoryPrize. I do agree with Oscar Wilde’s statement that “the artist is the creator of beautiful things”, but I also believe it’s not enough. The artist, in my case the writer, should do more,...
We protect what we love, and we love what we know. The names of the villages in our lands, of our family members and friends, of our heroes — the simple fact of knowing their names grounds us to our present, to our past, and to our future, and grounds us to each...
A couple of months ago, I was driving to Agadir, a beautiful city in the south of Morocco, while a neighbor of mine was in the passenger seat devouring a sandwich and drinking lemonade. When he ate up everything, he proudly opened his window and shamelessly threw...
