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Adam Bethlehem
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Occasional pieces: triplepointpress.substack.com

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Launch announcement:

Rescue in Regent's Park - a rhyming tale about two creatures who meet in a London park.

Originally written in English, with translations in Pashto and Ukrainian - free download of read-throughs using the Substack link below.

open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
Cover of the English version of 'Rescue in Regent's Park' showing a handsome fox and fashionable mouse in Regent's Park in London Cover of the Pashto version of 'Rescue in Regent's Park' showing a handsome fox and fashionable mouse in Regent's Park in London Cover of the Ukrainian version of 'Rescue in Regent's Park' showing a handsome fox and fashionable mouse in Regent's Park in London
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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We have woken up to the news that our colleagues in Afghanistan are being further isolated

To our friends in the Shamsi Dalghai in Kabul: we hope to be reunited soon. We are committed to you and your struggle for education and freedom - your work with us is safe and is held in trust by us for you
September 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Free to read: new story from the Shamsi Dalghai (Collective) on the Triple Point Press Substack

The Six Ants of the Grey Desert

open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
image of a black ant on red petals of a flower - photo credit: Shyamli Kashyap
July 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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New story from the Shamsi Collective on the Triple Point Press Substack:

"Everyone has a Mother"

open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
Image of a sparrow - photo credit: Joshua J Cotten
June 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Free to read - a new story from the Shamsi Collective on the Triple Point Press Substack:

"The Queen who shared with Humans"

open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
Image of a queen bee on a white surface
June 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Free to read - a new story from the Shamsi Collective on the Triple Point Press Substack

"The Magic Pen"

triplepointpress.substack.com/p/the-magic-...

[includes original text in Pashto]
Image of an antique wooden chest from Afghanistan
May 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Free to read - a new story from the Shamsi Collective on the Triple Point Press Substack

"The Skinny Mouse"

open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
photograph of the head of a mouse. The image also shows the front right paw
April 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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"The Climbing Bride"
[How Can I Fly?]

New post on the Triple Point Press Substack from the Shamsi Collective
open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
Hand drawn image of a ladybird (ladybug) with black spots on red elytra (wing covers)
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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"The Red Car and Sheenkhalai"

a new post from the Shamsi Collective on the Triple Point Press Substack

open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
Image of a handmade Afghani doll with colourful clothes
March 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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March 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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New post on the Triple Point Press Substack

"Two Pearls of Hope"
from the Shamsi Collective

triplepointpress.substack.com/p/two-pearls...
image by Mark Mallalieu showing a small bird perched on a branch alongside white flowers
February 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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New folk-tale from the Shamsi Collective on the Triple Point Press Substack

'The Golden Five-Afghani Coin'

open.substack.com/pub/triplepo...
Image of a golden 5 Afghani coin
February 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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New post on the Triple Point Press Substack from the Shamsi Collective - Afghan folktales

'The Laughing Pistachio'

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announcement of a story titled 'The Laughing Pistachio' which is folktale from Afghanistan written by the Shamsi Collective
January 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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New post on the Triple Point Press Substack from the Shamsi Collective

Pashtun Traditions - part 1:
'The Delicacy of Landai'

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a steaming plate of rice and Landai (dried meat) on a beautiful plate
January 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Speed Dating for Dads (part 3)

New post on the Triple Point Press Substack
[free to read]

adambethlehem.substack.com/p/speed-dati...
November 8, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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'Childbirth is like Weightlifting'

new post on the Substack from Triple Point Press

open.substack.com/pub/adambeth...
image of a pregnant woman lifting a barbell - photocredit: B!Blog! https://birthfit.com/blog/when-to-stop-using-a-barbell-during-pregnancy
October 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM