New writing Read the latest articles and short stories written by Afghan women writers from Paranda. “Bliss in Moments Like These” | The Stinging Fly“A Taut String Between Us” | The Stinging Fly“How We Measure Time” | The Stinging Fly“The Audacity of Rest” | Shuddhashar“A common focus of PTSD treatment is the extinction of memories that cause fear” | The Candyman’s Trumpet“Slingshots Will Be Executed” | Stinging Fly“Where is Musa?” | Words Without Borders“My Khaterah Is No More” | Words Without Borders“The Gun Thief” | Words Without Borders“A life of joy and work” | Aeon“Tongueless Speaker: A collection of short stories by Afghan women writers” | Nogaam“Paranoia” | The Markaz Review“Stealing Fire”: Afghan Women Writers on Exile | Shuddashar“Kabul in my heart” | Aeon“Ich appelliere an alle Frauen…” (“I appeal to all women…”) | WOZ Die Wochenzeitung“We Have the Flying Wings” | Critical Muslim“In Reading, We Resist” | The Markaz Review“A Chapan the Height of Noorjan” | Words Without Borders“Tongueless Speaker” | Words Without Borders“Rebellion” | Words Without Borders“Running on Time” | Exiled Ink Magazine“The Curse of the Chinar Tree” | The Markaz Review“Eve” | The Markaz Review“Portholes” | WritersMosaic Collaborations Support writers structurally marginalised by community or conflict Donate Buy a Book