Archive - Language of Loss

Interview with Youssef Rakha

I don’t think I can do Youssef Rakha’s The Dissenters, justice in a brief intro.

Published on Pub Cheerleaders • Apr 19

The Cruelest Month

Spring greetings

Apr 4 •

January 2025

December 2024

The Tour [Winter in Khawagaland]

Just over a year short of 50, I'm coming to the US at last—in the depth of winter

Dec 20, 2024 •

October 2024

Time Travel Is Painful

Oasis: 'Wonderwall' + Cairo to Hull (and back again) + Pangalactic Gargleblasters (on ice)

Published on Tracks on Tracks • Oct 8, 2024

August 2024

Sadat, Khomeini, Ali…

"The word ‘Islam’ means ‘peace.’ The word ‘Muslim’ means ‘one who surrenders to God.’ But the press makes us seem like haters."—Muhammad Ali, 2001

Aug 20, 2024 •

May 2024

A Testimony or a Prayer

THE DISSENTERS has a cover I can show you!

May 8, 2024 •

March 2024

Sargon Again and Forever

My essay on Sargon Boulus, born today in 1944. It was written in 2010, republished in 2013, and revived by Barakunan in 2021. It's here now. 🎶 And news…

Mar 10, 2024 •

January 2024

"And I felt that God had appeared for real."*

Jan 28, 2024 •

December 2023

New Year Confession with Selfie

Once again a piece of flash fiction, kinda

Dec 30, 2023 •

November 2023

Nov 28, 2023 •

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