One of the men dressed in a green kurta motioned to the others to stop, carefully analyzed the house, taking his time, and then slowly stepped forward.

— Zuhaib Shaikh, The Return

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The Return

by Zuhaib Shaikh

Drama · 35 pages

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Zuhaib Shaikh

Zuhaib Shaikh takes refuge in words and, upon emerging to the surface, tells stories through micropoetry, haiku, short stories, theater, stand-up comedy, screenwriting and a novel which has been in…

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