Bridges

March 20, 2023 Mohammad Mobahat 0

Short story by Mehdi Rabbi Translated from original Persian by Mohammad Mobahat Photo: Birds resting on White Bridge, Ahwaz; (c)Mehran Shoushtari Mehdi Rabbi was born on […]

Hanover’s Goalkeeper

March 1, 2021 Aeen Norouzi 0

Two weeks ago, Robert Enke killed himself. He was the goalkeeper of both Hanover and the German national soccer team. Which one of the Iranian players would do something like that?

Postscript to Silence

May 3, 2019 Mohammad Ahmadpour 0

“This little space gradually grew large and larger until it occupied his whole heart and mind. An all-inclusive mass that, in spite of all his expertise and experience, was unnameable for him.”

Will Stand, We

December 26, 2018 Mohammad Ahmadpour 0

“The sound of falling dices disturbs you. Why are they pleased with no game other than backgammon? Why don’t they play chess? Because you should shut your mouth up when playing chess, should think twice, should plan. You should make progress on different fronts to blindside your opponent. So that if he moves his knight, you can take his bishop, and if he moves his queen, you can take his rock, and so on until you gradually reach your goal. On the backgammon, however, all you can do is throw dices and boast and dawdle until your opponent is distracted and cannot decide, cannot risk it.”