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Fruit Flies

The end product is a picture with many suns that capture the real in infinitely many instances. Yet it represents nothing of reality.

by Ayse Basak Ersoy on February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

MetaStasis

“The motto of metastasis is ‘saving humanity from humanity.’ He claims that metastasis is a necessary process, ‘a way for individuals to shed their old selves and evolve into something greater.’”

by Ayse Basak Ersoy on October 10, 2024October 12, 2024

Spring March 24

I   Now daffodils bloom in watercolor spirit Skies of tender pastel blend into the lingering warmth of caramel breaths in the air. A girl sighs in the distance, going somewhere, smiling occasionally, scowling sometimes at the cherry blossoms or … Read More

by Ayse Basak Ersoy on April 10, 2023

Lac de Sainte-Croix

Spontaneity escapes me, I swim in fear of unlikely tsunamis, or phantasmic beasts.   I swim with a raincoat on, protecting my words from the world.   My ears tinged with the muffled sounds of laughter.   My body quaking … Read More

by Ayse Basak Ersoy on September 29, 2023

The Sartrean Diary of a Cranky Barista

“Perhaps days are too long for me. I must change the scale of memory. I’ll try writing in hours and minutes.”

by Ayse Basak Ersoy on April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

Occupation of a Life

He put his hands in the pocket of his brown leather jacket, looking for a piece of paper. All he found was a small receipt he had got from the stationary store in exchange for a red pen, and he … Read More

by Ayse Basak Ersoy on November 11, 2023

Morte à Morte au Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

The Nass’s first non-English drama: a ghostly Parisian dialogue

by Ayse Basak Ersoy on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024


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