Walid Abdallah

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“Chicks’ Seller” by Walid Abdallah

Submitted to Contest #48

They smell lovely because it reminds her of the smell of babies. The mother is only creature in this universe who is happy with the smell of the baby, especially when some of the milk that he tasted through his little mouth and liquids from among his gentle lips, he begins to wipe it with great happiness. “Health and joy.” The smell of milk that comes out of the body's binaries as a sweat and from the bottom of its barely growing hair is the mother's complete satisfaction, a reassuring view that it has led to his food and care. When his retu...

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“A Lost Dream” by Walid Abdallah

Submitted to Contest #47

Walid thought having his suitcase in hand and heading to the station was the first step to achieving his everlasting dream. He arrived very early at the station to guarantee that he would undoubtedly catch the bus. He went directly to the queue of the ticket office to get a return ticket from Cairo to Aswan at the end of May 2015. After waiting for 30 minutes in the queue, he eventually got the ticket to heaven as he dreamed of. Walid bought some biscuits, cookies and drinks for the very long trip that takes 18 hours on the train. He was sti...

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Author bio

Walid Abdallah is an Egyptian poet and author. He is a visiting professor of English language and literature in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Germany and the USA, his poetry includes "Go Ye Moon", " Dream" and "My heart still beats" And has several translated poems which won prestigious prizes in the USA like "Cause", "Egypt's Grief", and "Strangers' Cross", his books include Shout of Silence, Escape to the Realm of Imagination, and Man Domination and Woman Emancipation.