MOHAMED SAID RAIHANI’S GUIDELINE TO
MOROCCAN SHORT-SHORT STORY
Saadia Bahadda
Short-Short
Stories
Translated by Mohamed Saïd Raïhani
-1-
Accusation
There rose smoke
slowly above
They accused Nero,
who was neither wise nor mad.
Ask Tacitus and
he will tell you the truth:
It is
-2-
Mill
In the beginning,
he used to turn the mill following his mood.
Now, the mill turns
him following its mood.
-3-
Oblivion
In the past, you used
to play your favorite game, sliding above the words.
Now, words
developed a similar hobby, sliding out of your head.
-4-
He signed his
extension and left
He passed by her,
looked into her eyes and had her looking into his.
She passed by him,
smiled to him and had him smiling to her.
Ever since, he no
longer passes by.
She felt her belly
and made sure that he has signed his presence and left.
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Saadia Bahadda, is a Moroccan short-short story
writer. She published in
Arabic "He
Signed His Extension and Went away" (Short-Short Stories) in 2009…
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