Mansoor Afaq
Bio
Mansoor Afaq, a renowned Urdu and Saraiki poet, writer, and columnist, has authored 14 books and created 85 plays and 6 documentaries. His work bridges tradition and modernity, enriching South Asian literature and culture.
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Between Mirror and Reflection
Noor was telling me: “Madam Norma is a woman who is said to look into the past and the future through contact with beings from another realm. She is so much in demand that people wait for months just to get a ten-minute appointment with her. I was lucky to get a half-hour slot when someone cancelled at the last moment.”
By Mansoor Afaq2 months ago in Fiction
The Woman of Three Holes
Rain had just stopped over Soho, leaving the pavements shining like long mirrors that refused to forget what had passed upon them. Emma Grace stood beneath a lamppost outside the café where no one called her by name anymore. Her coat, an old beige thing that once held the scent of men’s colognes, was buttoned all the way upas if to keep her silences from escaping.
By Mansoor Afaq3 months ago in Fiction
When the Stone City Heard a Newborn Cry
The cave was filled with the ancient breath of stones. From the ceiling, salty drops fell and dried into chalk on the floor. Soot-black layers covered the walls; once there had been green moss behind them, but now all was ashy and lost. In the middle, a fire was burning first a tiny spark, then a slow, growing flame, like a silent prayer learning to speak.
By Mansoor Afaq3 months ago in Fiction
