Zareen Hassan

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Posts by Zareen Hassan

The Man Who Met Zen

22 Mar 2019

Long was the winter. The blizzard had pummeled the farmlands east of Aquebogue. The cool howl of the windswept through the east end of the island. A white single-story house with a small front porch was set back on the land. A fence surrounded the perimeter. Albert sat on his…

Forgotten By The Sea

Fiction, Romance, Stories

20 Mar 2019

I need air… I need to breathe, or I’ll die… Helena coughed uncontrollably, her chest felt like it was on fire, and she kept throwing up salty water. Her hands were just as numb as the rest of her body, sunk into the black and rocky sand, mixed with a…

The Big Mistake

Fiction, Stories, Thrillers

20 Mar 2019

“I’ll rip his head off, I swear to God. He took away the woman of my dreams, and now she’s my Lost Paradise.” Where I’m going, I’ll find out where this fucker took her. I’m done sleeping alone at night where a Goddess once laid next to me. I’m coming,…

Dream Series: Who was Death?

Stories, Thrillers

17 Mar 2019

My being would whirl from right to left in a chaotic motion as I woke into this plane. When I hit the ground and stood, I scavenged what knowledge from my environment: cold, alone, dark, and accumulating fear. But I wouldn’t let those fears best me, no. I wandered at…

Whispers

Fiction, Stories

16 Mar 2019

It was a perfect summer’s day when Zoe and Jodie decided to go to a local county fair. And the reason for that decision was that that particular fair had recently introduced camel-rides. Neither of the girls had ever seen a camel in real life. ‘Drive carefully, won’t you?’ Zoe’s…

The King Cobra and The Ants

Kids, Stories

15 Mar 2019

Once there lived a king cobra in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him.…

Grey Goose and Gander

Kids, Stories

3 Mar 2019

Once upon a time, there was a peaceful kingdom. The king heard rumors that barbarians were going to attack his castle soon. So he called his two favorite pets – the huge goose and gander. “My dear goose and gander, our kingdom is in danger. Take my daughter to a…

A Wise Old Owl

Kids, Stories

1 Mar 2019

There was an old owl that lived in an oak. Everyday he saw incidents happening around him. Yesterday he saw a boy helping an old man to carry a heavy basket. Today he saw a girl shouting at her mother. The more he saw the less he spoke. As he…

The Fall

Stories, Thrillers

23 Feb 2019

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The Burden’s Weight

Stories, Thrillers

22 Feb 2019

The sign on the marquee at the Loma Theater read, “The Fog, starring Adrienne Barbeau.” My best friend Becky and I thought it would be the perfect movie to see on Halloween since our parents told us that at fourteen, we were too old for trick-or-treating. After what happened at…