N.S. Ahmed
@nsahmed99.bsky.social
Son of Egyptian immigrants/ Brooklynite writer/ Artifact of the world / TEDx Speaker / 2022 @peripluscollect fellow / Hertog Fellow @Hunter_College Fiction MFA
Had a dream and now I'm about to make a huge change to the novel that will, in essence, alter its entire nature, to the point that its name will be changed too, but it feels like the right thing to do and I'm excited at its new potential
December 26, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Had a dream and now I'm about to make a huge change to the novel that will, in essence, alter its entire nature, to the point that its name will be changed too, but it feels like the right thing to do and I'm excited at its new potential
My top 14 books of this year, may it serve your ever-growing TBR pile well✌🏽
December 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM
My top 14 books of this year, may it serve your ever-growing TBR pile well✌🏽
Reposted by N.S. Ahmed
For BOMB Magazine, I got to write in Tahrir Square about the great @therakha.net upcoming novel The Dissenters (Graywolf), & how the novel ties in with the long lineage of using storytelling as a revolutionary form. Last piece of the year, and hopefully a banger!
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
December 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM
For BOMB Magazine, I got to write in Tahrir Square about the great @therakha.net upcoming novel The Dissenters (Graywolf), & how the novel ties in with the long lineage of using storytelling as a revolutionary form. Last piece of the year, and hopefully a banger!
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
Real question rmthat we're all thinking about is... why did Jenzo have to cook so much with this piece?!?!
bombmagazine.org/articles/nel...
didn’t do a lot of creating this tough year but as I was slowly healing, I managed to put together this Editor’s Choice on Pepe, a truly unique film, one perfect for those who love to see the medium pushed to its limits. and for hippo enthusiasts aka me
didn’t do a lot of creating this tough year but as I was slowly healing, I managed to put together this Editor’s Choice on Pepe, a truly unique film, one perfect for those who love to see the medium pushed to its limits. and for hippo enthusiasts aka me
BOMB Magazine | Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’s Pepe
A film on the entanglements of animals and humans narrated by a descendant of one of Pablo Escobar’s hippos.
bombmagazine.org
December 16, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Real question rmthat we're all thinking about is... why did Jenzo have to cook so much with this piece?!?!
Reposted by N.S. Ahmed
bombmagazine.org/articles/nel...
didn’t do a lot of creating this tough year but as I was slowly healing, I managed to put together this Editor’s Choice on Pepe, a truly unique film, one perfect for those who love to see the medium pushed to its limits. and for hippo enthusiasts aka me
didn’t do a lot of creating this tough year but as I was slowly healing, I managed to put together this Editor’s Choice on Pepe, a truly unique film, one perfect for those who love to see the medium pushed to its limits. and for hippo enthusiasts aka me
BOMB Magazine | Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’s Pepe
A film on the entanglements of animals and humans narrated by a descendant of one of Pablo Escobar’s hippos.
bombmagazine.org
December 16, 2024 at 6:39 PM
bombmagazine.org/articles/nel...
didn’t do a lot of creating this tough year but as I was slowly healing, I managed to put together this Editor’s Choice on Pepe, a truly unique film, one perfect for those who love to see the medium pushed to its limits. and for hippo enthusiasts aka me
didn’t do a lot of creating this tough year but as I was slowly healing, I managed to put together this Editor’s Choice on Pepe, a truly unique film, one perfect for those who love to see the medium pushed to its limits. and for hippo enthusiasts aka me
For BOMB Magazine, I got to write in Tahrir Square about the great @therakha.net upcoming novel The Dissenters (Graywolf), & how the novel ties in with the long lineage of using storytelling as a revolutionary form. Last piece of the year, and hopefully a banger!
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
December 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM
For BOMB Magazine, I got to write in Tahrir Square about the great @therakha.net upcoming novel The Dissenters (Graywolf), & how the novel ties in with the long lineage of using storytelling as a revolutionary form. Last piece of the year, and hopefully a banger!
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
A small little sneak peak of my BOMB Mag reflection on The Dissenters, @therakha.net beautifully haunting novel that has possessed me over this summer, this autumn, and perhaps this lifetime, physical copies of the reflection should be out, and the online review is out in the coming days✌🏽
December 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM
A small little sneak peak of my BOMB Mag reflection on The Dissenters, @therakha.net beautifully haunting novel that has possessed me over this summer, this autumn, and perhaps this lifetime, physical copies of the reflection should be out, and the online review is out in the coming days✌🏽
Azabekya Garden night book haul before returning to NY in a few days, led by the eternal literary master @therakha.net
November 24, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Azabekya Garden night book haul before returning to NY in a few days, led by the eternal literary master @therakha.net
I got a gut feeling that when I'm finished with this novel draft & find the right agent for it, we're really going to stir up the game, & then when I tell said agent about the next two novels already in the works & how wild they get, they'll seriously see something very little seen.
November 19, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I got a gut feeling that when I'm finished with this novel draft & find the right agent for it, we're really going to stir up the game, & then when I tell said agent about the next two novels already in the works & how wild they get, they'll seriously see something very little seen.
Reposted by N.S. Ahmed
here is a comic i made about cairo some time ago, because cities with long memories remind me all we live through is just the blink of an eye
(1/6)
(1/6)
November 17, 2024 at 6:13 PM
here is a comic i made about cairo some time ago, because cities with long memories remind me all we live through is just the blink of an eye
(1/6)
(1/6)
Thinking about monster reborning this account, still deciding...
November 13, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Thinking about monster reborning this account, still deciding...
Reposted by N.S. Ahmed
‘We know you’re in there, we saw what you did.’ Reading this piece is like finding a gorgeous little morel. So action packed yet atmospheric?? @nsahmed99.bsky.social in Passages North www.passagesnorth.com/passagesnort...
The Birdcatcher of Rockers Avenue by N.S. Ahmed — Passages North
www.passagesnorth.com
September 23, 2023 at 1:33 AM
‘We know you’re in there, we saw what you did.’ Reading this piece is like finding a gorgeous little morel. So action packed yet atmospheric?? @nsahmed99.bsky.social in Passages North www.passagesnorth.com/passagesnort...
New piece about birds and dystopia and noir is out at Passages North, really grateful for this one since it was initially written for a contest about flight, and it ended up making its way here! Hope you read it, and if you see a bird, feed it some crumbs!!
www.passagesnorth.com/passagesnort...
www.passagesnorth.com/passagesnort...
September 22, 2023 at 3:26 PM
New piece about birds and dystopia and noir is out at Passages North, really grateful for this one since it was initially written for a contest about flight, and it ended up making its way here! Hope you read it, and if you see a bird, feed it some crumbs!!
www.passagesnorth.com/passagesnort...
www.passagesnorth.com/passagesnort...
VICTORY SCREEECHHHH!!! We got a new piece accepted in Passages North babyyyyy!!! It's a little piece about birds and government and dystopia and a hint of old-fashioned noir, a bit of a new style for little old me, so looking forward to sharing it with y'all soon enough!
September 9, 2023 at 12:45 AM
VICTORY SCREEECHHHH!!! We got a new piece accepted in Passages North babyyyyy!!! It's a little piece about birds and government and dystopia and a hint of old-fashioned noir, a bit of a new style for little old me, so looking forward to sharing it with y'all soon enough!
Just did the KGB reading with the peripal crew tonight, first one ever since I came back, and while it was an... interesting night... I did get to debut read the dog story!!!
September 5, 2023 at 4:12 AM
Just did the KGB reading with the peripal crew tonight, first one ever since I came back, and while it was an... interesting night... I did get to debut read the dog story!!!
Genuinely one of the most life-changing literary opportunities that I am deeply proud to be a part of. From the mentorship to dear friends to the non-stop growth, I ~HIGHLY~ recommend you ~APPLY~ to it!!! Happy to offer insights to any prospective applicants!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
September 3, 2023 at 3:28 AM
Genuinely one of the most life-changing literary opportunities that I am deeply proud to be a part of. From the mentorship to dear friends to the non-stop growth, I ~HIGHLY~ recommend you ~APPLY~ to it!!! Happy to offer insights to any prospective applicants!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Imagine my surprise when I got the email that my little dog story was longlisted to the top seven out of 500 subs, eternally grateful to the folks who read my piece for this contest and let it reach this far! And hey, if you want the piece for your pub, it's still up for grabs!!!
August 19, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Imagine my surprise when I got the email that my little dog story was longlisted to the top seven out of 500 subs, eternally grateful to the folks who read my piece for this contest and let it reach this far! And hey, if you want the piece for your pub, it's still up for grabs!!!
Now when I go back to the US, what's about to happen? Will I (a) be speaking to folks in Arabic by impulse or (b) try and price negotiate the poor folks at Barnes and Nobles or (c) look sadly upon all the imported mangoes hanging out unEgyptianly in the fruit aisle? Dear reader, I don't know...
August 17, 2023 at 11:57 PM
Now when I go back to the US, what's about to happen? Will I (a) be speaking to folks in Arabic by impulse or (b) try and price negotiate the poor folks at Barnes and Nobles or (c) look sadly upon all the imported mangoes hanging out unEgyptianly in the fruit aisle? Dear reader, I don't know...
Dream come true y'all, one that I held since high-school when I decided to pursue writing. Found the ahwa that Mahfouz and the Harafish would sit and write and talk and smoke and drink in, and I was able to write a bit of the novel in it! But damn did it take me a moment to find!
August 13, 2023 at 11:35 PM
Dream come true y'all, one that I held since high-school when I decided to pursue writing. Found the ahwa that Mahfouz and the Harafish would sit and write and talk and smoke and drink in, and I was able to write a bit of the novel in it! But damn did it take me a moment to find!
"Why is forgetfulness the plague of our alley?"
--Naguib Mahfouz, Children of the Alley
--Naguib Mahfouz, Children of the Alley
August 12, 2023 at 11:45 PM
"Why is forgetfulness the plague of our alley?"
--Naguib Mahfouz, Children of the Alley
--Naguib Mahfouz, Children of the Alley
10 days left. And you know who I'm going to miss a lot, the cook at my regular shawarma joint down the block, like he took the effort to memorize my order during the time I spent here and we brewed up so many dialogues, legendary with his food chops and such an amazing person
August 11, 2023 at 10:59 PM
10 days left. And you know who I'm going to miss a lot, the cook at my regular shawarma joint down the block, like he took the effort to memorize my order during the time I spent here and we brewed up so many dialogues, legendary with his food chops and such an amazing person
The Arabic language went off with نور الحياة and يا روحي
August 7, 2023 at 11:49 PM
The Arabic language went off with نور الحياة and يا روحي