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For Vincent
"He enjoyed this spot for contemplating the fragility of sanity and the allure of the abyss." (Unknown)

Amr Abbas
Aug 20, 2023


Summer
I was not old enough to understand what happened. But I was old enough to understand that something had happened and that it was not good.

India Wittmershaus
Aug 6, 2023


Caught in the Storm
A story of destruction, resilience, and hope.

Frauke Emrich
Jul 20, 2023


Awake/Asleep: Part 3 Act III
Although uncanny, things seemed to unfold; the layers were unravelling and the madness consumed me for a moment.

Amr Abbas
Jul 2, 2023


Listen!
"Listen to the voices of the water," the old woman would whisper, covering Ava’s eyes with her hand. "But know when to turn away."

Merle Emrich
Jun 18, 2023


Awake/Asleep: Part 3 Act II
"I spin my story... And that is when he begins to slip away." Awake/Asleep continues...

Merle Emrich
Jun 18, 2023


Rotunda
Two centuries have passed since the Rotunda was built. The events of this world broke through the Rotunda in waves and yet it still stands.

India Wittmershaus
Jun 4, 2023


Awake/Asleep: Part 3 Act I
With a mysterious disappearance, a cave in a forest, and a dream our Awake/Asleep story series continues...

Amr Abbas
Jun 4, 2023


I Like You
"You know what I've always wanted to tell you?" He looked at her expectantly from the doorframe.

India Wittmershaus
May 22, 2023


No Rest for the Wicked
The soft breeze whistled softly through the tree branches. The woods were silent, dark and calm.

Amr Abbas
May 7, 2023


A Letter
This letter is for you. I write it with you in mind. But you will never read these lines. So, this letter is for me.

India Wittmershaus
May 7, 2023


Menstruation
"Every pain is different. And every pain is felt differently." - A personal account.

India Wittmershaus
Apr 7, 2023


Caller of the Night
Sinai Desert, 1992. Three friends get more than they bargained for when they decided to go on holiday in Egypt as a myth comes to life.

Amr Abbas
Apr 7, 2023


Bahar
A short story about injustice in Iran. A short story about dreams of a new spring.

Natalie K.
Mar 19, 2023


The Patient Roads
Sara leaves Iran for Germany to get surgery. Her friend Hanieh will accompany her. Maybe there is more than one reason for their journey.

Mahdie Toosi
Mar 6, 2023


What Has Become of Us?
A story of lost love and thinks gone wrong along the way.

India Wittmershaus
Mar 6, 2023


Aban (Screenplay)
Iran. A single mother takes her child, Aban, to be circumcised as Aban struggles with his gender identity.

Mahdie Toosi
Feb 17, 2023


As the Ink Still Dries
What happens when mysterious forces guide the artist's hand? And whose work is the piece of art really?

Amr Abbas
Feb 17, 2023


Eleanor
"They called it a psychotic episode," she blinks quickly. "They hurt me! My own mother wants the world to leave me behind."

Luca Berardi
Feb 17, 2023


Rickard
Grieving a loss, 12-year-old Rickard experiences the arrival of a stranger. A stranger who takes a friend's place in the village.

India Wittmershaus
Feb 17, 2023
Published by Cálice Magazine (Malmö, Sweden)
ISSN: 3035-9031
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