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  • Video: Social Media Addiction. A mime performance

    Directed by: Brahim Laaraibi

  • Laaraibi’s “An Innocent Desire”: Plot, Prose, and the Price of Wanting

    By: J.J. Richardson Brahim Laaraibi’s “An Innocent Desire” is, on its surface, a compact narrative about two teenagers who elope by boat from southern Morocco to the Canary Islands. Beneath that movement, however, the story stages a more unsettling passage, from sanctioned roles to forbidden wants, from tribal duty to individual calling. Illegal migration, premature…

  • An innocent desire

    By: Brahim Laaraibi “I need to talk to you,” she said on the phone, her voice tapering off, hesitant. Tucking the phone to his ear, Isalmou stepped further from the boisterous chatter of his friends and replied, “Alright, I’m here at the usual spot, playing guitar with the guys. If it’s urgent, you can come…

  • Tides of Hope

    A story by: Brahim Laaraibi He awoke early that morning, and was reminded he had quit his job the day before. Gentle rainfall pattered on his bedroom window as he pulled the blanket over and drifted back to sleep. With a serene expression, he sprawled across the bed, stretching his limbs in a way that…

  • Welcome to BLFiction!

    Welcome to BLFiction — a space dedicated to the craft and love of fiction writing. This blog is for readers, writers, and anyone who has ever lost themselves in a story and come out the other side changed. Here you will find analysis articles on fiction and literary publications, author interviews, links to podcasts, and reflections on…