Love Collections
When I was a young girl in Montreal in the 80s, I adored glossy magazines. The shelves in pharmacies, supermarkets, and newsstands were where I always lingered when accompanying my …
Creative Writing
“Night Stencils” 2021 Summer Short Story Award Winner
The Masters Review is an online and in print publication celebrating new and emerging writers. We are on the lookout for the best new talent with hopes of publishing stories …
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Writer’s Project #1 “Autoethnography”
Bewitched by Arabic Being both Egyptian and Canadian, my world resonates in the languages I acquired Arabic, French, English, and Spanish. Everyday conversation with friends and family will be a …
My Bennu
There’s a bird I see sometimes when I walk the dog. It looks like a heron—long saffron flamingo legs, white cotton grey bodice, two crested feathers on the back of …
My Ithaca
Have you endured the scorching of Ra? Or have you basked in his enlightenment? Have you indulged in his possibilities? Or have you triumphed over Psamathe? Have you been lost …
I am Spartacus
She had disappeared once again, able to find shelter in the run down monuments, able to distract their attention while she became one of the shadows. They all knew her, …
The Ring
She opened the closet to pull out her clothes, and there it lay staring at her. Elizabeth’s ring. She looked at the mirror, and started caressing her cheeks the same …
The Star
Standing there, she is untroubled by the gazing eyes and knows that this is common practice. She is so attractive. She stands fluttering her brightly colored feathers and waits for …