There’s something quietly devastating about a child standing in a dry riverbed with a watering can.
The cracked earth stretches like a broken promise beneath him. His jersey — bright blue, optimistic, absurdly clean — looks like it belongs to a different world. One where grass still exists. One where games are played, not postponed indefinitely because the field turned to dust.
He’s not crying. He’s not even frowning. He’s just… standing. Like he’s waiting for someone to turn the water back on. Like he still believes the hose might work if he tries again.
There’s a kind of bravery in that.
Adults call it climate anxiety. He probably just calls it Tuesday.
I don’t know if this is a portrait of hope or resignation. Maybe both. Maybe neither. Maybe it’s just a kid who wanted to grow sunflowers and got handed a bucket full of drought.
But here he is, jersey tucked, hose coiled like a sleeping serpent, a lone human figure in a concrete scar that once carried life.
We teach kids to clean up messes they didn’t make. Maybe one day they’ll forgive us for it.
After an Egypt Air flight crashed in 1999 at JFK airport, the US investigators stiffened on the last words of the flight officer: "tawakkaltu ala Allah"
How Islam is linked to the 1999 Egypt Air crash
After an Egypt Air flight crashed in 1999 at JFK airport, the US investigators stiffened on the last words of the flight officer: "tawakkaltu ala Allah"
https://arabic-for-nerds.com/history/egypt-air-flight-990/?feed_id=4741
What if we told you that the tense you choose for your story could significantly impact how readers perceive and experience your narrative? This may prompt you to ask, “How can I experiment with tenses to make my story more engaging?” Let’s find out.
Understanding Story Tense
Tense determines when your story’s action happens. The three main tenses in English are past, present, and future, each…
قط (qattu) can denote "never" in the Past. What about the word أبدا (abadan)? It is only for the future.
A CLASSIC: I have never done that. How do you say that in Arabic?
قط (qattu) can denote "never" in the Past. What about the word أبدا (abadan)? It is only for the future.
https://yalla.li/74xdy
قط (qattu) can denote "never" in the Past. What about the word أبدا (abadan)? It is only for the future.
A classic: I have never done that. How do you say that in Arabic?
قط (qattu) can denote "never" in the Past. What about the word أبدا (abadan)? It is only for the future.
https://bit.ly/3TNhtem
#วัชรนนท์สินวราวัฒน์ #futuretense exhibition at @jimthompsonartcenter #painting ✨ (at The Jim Thompson Art Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXmxQRCPnBh/?utm_medium=tumblr