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Spring 2026
· Vol. I · No. 2
Rabat · Paris · London
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Fiction
Short stories and novel excerpts — original fiction by contemporary writers.
The Remainder
A hammal carries a charred fragment across a silenced world, toward an archive that has been waiting a hundred and sixty years.
Fiction
Short Story
A story in five parts. The baqiya — the remainder — is what compression cannot take.
Apr 14, 2026
Mehdi Khribch
63 min
The Bookseller of Rue du Consul
A short story.
Fiction
Short Story
An elderly Rabat bookseller receives a mysterious visitor seeking a book that may no longer exist, and discovers that the search itself is what matters.
Mar 8, 2026
Mehdi Khribch
2 min
Tangier, 1956
An excerpt from the novel-in-progress.
Fiction
Novel Excerpt
A diplomat observes the unraveling of the International Zone in its final days, caught between nations and uncertain allegiances.
Feb 20, 2026
Mehdi Khribch
2 min
The Apricot Trees of Meknès
A short story.
Fiction
Short Story
An elderly woman inherits her late mother’s garden and discovers what it means to carry forward a legacy written in soil and seasons.
Jan 15, 2026
Mehdi Khribch
2 min
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