Happiest things in my lifetime

Ibrahim Hassan Abdi

During childhood the happiest thing in my lifetime was when I found my lost coin. This coin was in my pocket, I wanted to buy a piece of sweet. After I reached my destination, the shop, I asked the shopkeeper to give me two pieces of sweet. After he had given them to me, unfortunately I started eating the sweet. By the way the shopkeeper had demanded his money, then tried to take back the money, however I could not find it in my pocket. A lot of fear came to me and I asked the man to forgive me. The man had terrified me and hurt me and then there was a sound on the floor of the shop. As I glanced down it was the lost coin and I cried with happiness.

Happening Now

  • 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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