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Literature, PoetryJune 27, 2013

The Things

By Kyla Pasha

In a piece from our “freedom” issue, Kyla Pasha writes about transitory objects…

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Commentary, EssaysJune 24, 2013

Letters to Strangers

By Maria Amir

Features Editor Maria Amir writes to a stranger because sometimes, unloading to a stranger is all that’s needed.

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Commentary, EssaysJune 17, 2013

The Truth about Epilepsy

By Ahsan Masood, Thirteen

More a syndrome than a disease, this essay serves as a public service announcement.

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Literature, Magazine, PoetryJune 16, 2013

Author’s Prayer / Dua-e-Sukhnoor

By Ilya Kaminsky

From our ninth issue, Ilyas Babar Awan’s version of ‘Author’s Prayer’ is the first Urdu translation of Ilya Kaminsky’s work.

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A Word from the EditorJune 15, 2013

Editor’s Letter: “On Freedom”

By Maryam Piracha

In a first for the The Missing Slate’s Editor, Maryam Piracha writes what “freedom” means for a head scarf wearing Editor of a liberal arts magazine in Pakistan.

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Commentary, Essays, MagazineJune 15, 2013

To Reality and Beyond!

By Aaron Grierson

In this essay, Senior Articles Editor Aaron Grierson writes about freedom in the digital age and just what it means in the ever-expanding Information Age.

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A Word from the Creative DirectorJune 15, 2013

A Word from the Creative Director

By Moeed Tariq

Creative Director Moeed Tariq takes on a subject especially dear to him in his letter to The Missing Slate’s readership…

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MagazineJune 15, 2013

Introduction to the Pakistan Writers Feature

By Muneeza Shamsie

Literary critic and editor Muneeza Shamsie writes about the talents featured in this issue – a rich tapestry of contemporary Pakistani poets and authors.

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In the IssueJune 15, 2013

Summer 2013 — The “Freedom” Issue

By Maryam Piracha, The Missing Slate Editors

In its Summer 2013 issue and a departure from our rigid structure, The Missing Slate presents its Table of Contents, to be updated weekly.

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Fiction, Literature, MagazineJune 15, 2013

Lucky Vikki

By Faruq Hassan, Muhammad Umar Memon

Part of our special feature on contemporary Pakistani writers in the ninth issue, Muhammad Umar Memon’s piece translated from the Urdu.

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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.