S. S. Mandani
S.S. Mandani is a writer, runner, and barista from New York City. He studied fiction at The University of Florida and holds an MFA in creative writing from The New School. His stories appear in Maudlin House, X-R-A-Y, Storm Cellar, Orca, New World Writing, and elsewhere. His novel-in-progress explores Sufi mysticism, climate change, and a dysfunctional family of jinn. He writes about drinks and culture for “Liquid Carriage” at No Contact and radios @SuhailMandani.
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Author’s Note
Page time expresses priorities. Naming something in a story gives it power, but the opposite can also be true. By subverting the notion, by keeping something deliberately off the page, we call it to attention. In the case of my short story, the word jihad is only spotlighted in its title, “Greater Jihad.” The question this […]
Greater Jihad
Day 1 Rifat asks if he can take my Sunday shift at The Coffee Shop. I have no problem giving it up. I work three jobs—barista, barback, and food delivery guy when it suits me—in order to pay The Big City rent. Then throw night school into the mix. I’m learning to be a […]