Alliya IftikharinThis Glorious MessThe Lake in the Mountains(TGM Challenge of first heartbreak)5 min read·Jun 16, 2017--2--2
Alliya IftikharinHingedFireworks In His EyesAs the car drives down the long driveway, the gabled roof of our old house shines in the summer sunlight. It used to be a bright red, cedar…5 min read·Apr 15, 2017----
Alliya IftikharinHingedThe Melancholy Teddy BearThe nursery is very quiet at three in the morning. The gentle breathing of the baby is the only sound. That and the small clock ticking…5 min read·Mar 11, 2017--3--3
Alliya IftikharinHingedBoys To MenIn the summer, Adam Green celebrated his fourth birthday. He was a big boy now. He thought proudly of all the cake and candy that he had…5 min read·Mar 4, 2017--3--3
Alliya IftikharinHingedBuckets of Rain“Hey, Grams! It’s starting to rain again!”5 min read·Feb 25, 2017--2--2
Alliya IftikharinHingedThe Gym RatsWill stood on the steps outside the gym, shivering in the summer heat. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. It was not…6 min read·Feb 11, 2017----
Alliya IftikharinHingedThe Mechanic’s GirlThey sent me home in the fall of the school year, after a phone call from the headmaster to my father, telling him that under no…6 min read·Feb 4, 2017--1--1
Alliya IftikharIt Doesn’t Really MatterA few days ago, in Iraq, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a gas stop in the town of Hilla, some 100 kms from Baghdad. About one hundred…5 min read·Nov 28, 2016----