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Fiction, LiteratureSeptember 28, 2012

A Mountain Odyssey

By Susan Dale

by Susan Dale

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PoetrySeptember 26, 2012

Stitches

By Kate Hammerich

by Kate Hammerich

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Fiction, LiteratureSeptember 24, 2012

Yavenka and the Marigolds

By Patrick Falconi

By Patrick Falconi

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PoetrySeptember 21, 2012

Separation

By Nora Nadjarian

“The time came when they longed to return./ My father walked circles in the living room,/ my mother packed and unpacked her hands.” By Nora Nadjarian.

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PoetrySeptember 19, 2012

Writing Petitions

By Camille Thigpen

By Camille Thigpen

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PoetrySeptember 17, 2012

Anti-Catharsis

By Mary Mills

A sestina by Mary Mills

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PoetrySeptember 12, 2012

I rang the doorbell at the top floor apartment

By Claudia Serea

by Claudia Serea

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PoetrySeptember 10, 2012

Prophecy (A translation)

By Jules Supervielle

Translated by Moniza Alvi

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Boy & Girl, Getty Images
Fiction, LiteratureSeptember 5, 2012

Tar stained sleeves, nicotine breath and tobacco fireflies

By Orooj-e-Zafar

A vignette by Orooj-e-Zafar

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The Devil's in the RemoteSeptember 4, 2012

Breaking Bad: Gliding Over All

By Nadir Hassan

Walt’s journey has begun to spiral out of control writes Nadir Hassan

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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.