reflections and shadows cast

Three Vignettes in the Shadow of COVID

June 14, 2020 by Saleem

~ Illustrations by Ken Wahrenberger ~ Before Curfew A strong gale was blowing down Boulevard Hassan II as Abdelfattah paced the sidewalk in front of a shuttered café. Since the school closed where he worked as a guardian and parking attendant, he had been at home with his wife and three children, surfing precariously… Read more
Homage to the City of Flowers

April 30, 2020 by Saleem

As a newcomer to a city whose best days are at least ten years gone, it’s not quite nostalgia that you feel. There is longing, of course, but for something you can only imagine. It’s unlike what I feel for the humanity of the Kasba or the calm radiance of Sablettes Beach, experiences stolen by… Read more