She looks at me with those pleading eyes. I am driving, so I keep my eyes fixated ahead as we drive past the Seef flyover we’ve driven over a thousand times before.
I don’t know where I’m heading, but I...
Ali AL SAEED (poet, nonfiction; Bahrain) writes more than he speaks. He’s published three books including the Bahrain Outstanding Book of the Year Award winner QuixotiQ in 2005. His other books include Moments (short stories) and Sadman Dancing (poetry). Ali’s work appears in numerous online and print publication including Arabesques Review, Rolling Stone (Middle East), FACT Magazine, and several anthologies. In 2013, he launched his fourth book, The Randomist, a collection of non-fiction writings, and attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
She looks at me with those pleading eyes. I am driving, so I keep my eyes fixated ahead as we drive past the Seef flyover we’ve driven over a thousand times before. media_text
|