Short story

Ahmed Abdullahi Sharif

Once upon a time there was a king. Then the king had two boys. One of the fine days he called them and said I am going to leave you soon after some time because he was growing old. He said to his sons tell me how you love me.

The first boy said I love you honey.

The second boy said I love you like salt.

Then the old man decided to cheat the one who said I love like salt, and said to the other boy you’re the king after I die. Then the other boy migrated from his homeland to one neighbouring town. After some time he married the daughter of the King of that town and became a king. He invited his father who was still alive since that time and prepared food without salt. Then the father said bring me salt. He said what if I bring you honey? He said no, no. The boy said I am your son and salt is very important.

So like us here Media and Journalism is very important because we will be able to know what is going on in our homeland in every minute and second. So I am concluding media or journalism is a very essential item in our life.

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  • We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.

  • Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

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