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The Key Story
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. The Key Story by Margit This is the Key. I am standing in the front room of our cosy condominium in Budapest. It is a hot July day. The sharp sunshine is floating into the room from the window in front of me. […]
Socks
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Socks by Wafa Agha I am there in the car with my dad and my sister, her name is Hadeel. A very beautiful sunny morning with a delicate breeze. I am six years old, in grade one. It’s the first day of school. […]
Little Things
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Little Things by Leman Koca For the past two months, I had been looking forward to the day I would move to this new house in Kitchener. While I wrapped glasses and plates and other items one by one, I was surprised at […]
Les Lunettes de Papa
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Les Lunettes de Papa by Laetitia Dongmo My dad is scary. Picture a man who wears a suit and a tie six days a week, is always on the phone, usually yelling at someone because they didn’t do what they were supposed to. […]
Bundle of Love
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Bundle of Love by Aleya Hassan It was the summer of my fifteenth birthday, on the third Friday of July. It was the yearly Imamat day celebration at Almuhamadia school in the Alkhwabi area. From the balcony I could see people gathering at […]
Labour Day
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Labour Day by Batoul Kharbutli I’m a pregnant woman expecting to deliver my twins next Monday. I had told my doctor I wanted my second baby to be a natural birth. My pregnancy is a result of an in-vitro process and because it […]
Pardon My French
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Pardon My French by Hiba ElMiari This story is inherently dedicated to my father. Also, to my dear friend Priscilla Jamal who encouraged me to participate in this workshop. Priscilla, everytime I write, I am one hundred percent sure that you will be […]
My Education
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. My Education by Maya Baltagi Your education shapes you. The daily struggles, making friends; each step has its quirks. Now throw in constant change and country hopping and you’ve entered a whole new ball game. Like most kids of my generation from the […]
Nona Nona
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. Nona Nona by Nazmi Alkawash This is Nazmi, who came Canada in 2014 with my small family of five—me, my husband, two daughters, and mother in-law. My mother-in-law was dear to my heart. Her warm hugs and kisses were the source of my […]
An English Guy
The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop about. stories. join. team. contact. donate. An English Guy by Lina Alsafi “Why do you have to be an English guy!” I angrily said to my dad the second I got into the car. My dad isn’t English. He is actually Iraqi. So I should explain why I said this […]