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Fiction Team

Fiction, LiteratureJune 17, 2016

O Homem

By Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

Original Portuguese text of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen’s ‘The Familiar Stranger’.

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Fiction, LiteratureJune 7, 2016

Gratulanten

By Knud Sørensen

Original Danish text of Knud Sørensen’s ‘The Congratulant’.

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Fiction, LiteratureJune 7, 2016

The Congratulant

By Knud Sørensen, Michael Goldman

“Marius Beck had been big, in both connotations of the word.” Story of the Week (June 6), by Knud Sørensen. Translated from Danish by Michael Goldman.

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Fiction, LiteratureMay 23, 2016

Nothing to It

By Jerry Wilson

“The world is shit. It stinks, it’s black, and it’s foul.” Story of the Week (May 23), by Jerry Wilson.

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Roving Eye, SpotlightMay 5, 2016

Author of the Month: Eliot Hudson

By Casey Harding, Eliot Hudson

“The first book I ever read was Alice in Wonderland, and the surreal has taken captive of my imagination ever since…” Eliot Hudson, our February Author of the Month, talks to Casey Harding.

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Fiction, LiteratureApril 23, 2016

The Long Haul

By Lorna Brown

“He had the feeling that she would be gone when he came out of the store, but she was still standing in the half-light waiting for him.” Story of the Week (April 22), by Lorna Brown.

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Roving Eye, SpotlightMarch 29, 2016

Author of the Month: Nadia Kabir Barb

By Casey Harding, Nadia Kabir Barb

“…as a writer, one should never be bound by the constraints of gender, age, race, religion, economic background, or social status when telling a story.” Nadia Kabir Barb, our January Author of the Month, talks to Casey Harding.

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Fiction, LiteratureMarch 21, 2016

Camp in Blikkiesdorp

By Nnamdi Oguike

“My happiest memories of those early days in Blikkiesdorp are about my brother Jabulani…” Story of the Week (March 21), by Nnamdi Oguike.

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Fiction, LiteratureMarch 15, 2016

Tacit the Bedspread

By Cecil Bødker

“And when he was all done she brought the mirror for him to look in. And he sat a long while gazing at his new appearance, trying to recognize himself.” Story of the Week (March 14), by Cecil Bødker. Translated from Danish by Michael Goldman.

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Fiction, LiteratureMarch 15, 2016

Sengetæppet Tavs

By Cecil Bødker

Original Danish text of Cecil Bødker’s ‘Tacit the Bedspread’.

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One last love letter...

April 24, 2021

It has taken us some time and patience to come to this decision. TMS would not have seen the success that it did without our readers and the tireless team that ran the magazine for the better part of eight years.

But… all good things must come to an end, especially when we look at the ever-expanding art and literary landscape in Pakistan, the country of the magazine’s birth.

We are amazed and proud of what the next generation of creators are working with, the themes they are featuring, and their inclusivity in the diversity of voices they are publishing. When TMS began, this was the world we envisioned…

Though the magazine has closed and our submissions shuttered, this website will remain open for the foreseeable future as an archive of the great work we published and the astounding collection of diverse voices we were privileged to feature.

If, however, someone is interested in picking up the baton, please email Maryam Piracha, the editor, at [email protected].

Farewell, fam! It’s been quite a ride.