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Jacob Silkstone

Alone in BabelAugust 27, 2012

Around the literary world in 80 words (#6)

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Alone in BabelAugust 12, 2012

Poetry in Mo’s Run

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On how poetry and sport may share a mindset

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Alone in BabelAugust 1, 2012

Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing (and 50 reasons to ignore them) #6

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Alone in BabelJune 20, 2012

Around the literary world in 80 words (#5)

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In which poetry is the new weed, the Twitterati boast about having read a book, and a lion who may or may not be an allegorical version of Jesus is mistaken for a giraffe.

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Alone in BabelJune 12, 2012

Around the literary world in 80 words (#4)

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Alone in BabelJune 9, 2012

Sex in Les Misérables

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Alone in BabelJune 5, 2012

Around the literary world in 80 words (#3)

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Alone in BabelMay 28, 2012

Around the literary world in 80 words (#2)

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Alone in BabelMay 26, 2012

How (not) to overthrow the government, with lessons from Primo Levi

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Around the literary world in 80 words…

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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.