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Ziad Gadou is a twenty-three-year-old Egyptian spoken word poet. He uses his poetry to discuss
mental and social issues that tackle his life as a nomad who moves between different Arab
countries. He draws inspiration from the poets he watches online and in the open mic
events he frequents in Dubai, Muscat, and Cairo. His influence is deeply rooted in both
Western and Eastern music and literature.


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11 Nov 2024

Their hair permed, nails scarlet, knees slim, lashes darkly tinted.
green spores carried on green light, sleeping gentle over steel bones
The rest of the issue is on its way. We think.
In the 4th episode of SH@25, Editor Kat Kourbeti sits down with tabletop game designer and SFF critic Kyle Tam, whose young career has taken off in the last few years. Read on for an insightful interview about narrative storytelling from non-Western perspectives, the importance of schlock and trash in the development of taste, and the windows into creativity we find in moments of hardship.
After the disaster—after the litigation, the endless testimony, the needling comments of the defendant’s counsel—there is at last a settlement, with no party admitting error, and the state recognizing no victim, least of all yourself. Although the money cannot mend any of the overturned things left behind, it can pay for college, so that’s where you go next.
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By: KT Bryski
Podcast read by: Devin Martin
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By: Christopher Blake
Podcast read by: Emmie Christie
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By: LeeAnn Perry
Art by: nino
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