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Blue Fire is comprised of two parts; short stories and poetry. Almost invariably, the pivotal thematic concern of the short stories is the precariousness of the human condition balanced by the resilience of the human spirit trying to outdo life at its own game. The stories constitute a poignant representation of human beings seeking to pick up the shattered rainbows of their lives. The creative impulse for the poems is equally idealistic and humanitarian for the large part. The poems are predominantly concerned with social and political issues that contribute to universal well being and to the common good. Stylistically, the stories have a charming simplicity and economy. They are woven around sparsely plotted situations. That Huda Orfali empowers us with a purer vision of our humanity at a time when violence, apathy, and corruption threaten to devour it leaves behind the gray ashes of a world is an impressive achievement.
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Fisher Prince, a collection of poetry and short stories, explores the complexities of human society through the form of poetry and short stories. Reflecting Orfali’s interests and inspiration, the book employs various speakers to portray the nuances of human experience.
The creative impulse for the poems is idealistic and humanitarian. The poems are concerned with social and political issues that contribute to universal well-being and to the common good.
Having grown up in the Middle East, an area torn apart by war and violence, Orfali focuses her intense poetic scrutiny on the terrors of war and the struggle for peace.
The poem “Friendly Fire” portrays the universal journey toward peace as one fraught with difficulties and bloodshed—yet the journey is successful. Peace ultimately will triumph.
Similarly, the poem “Share Jerusalem” envisions a time of peace in Jerusalem in which divided groups embrace each other and forgive the pain and injury of the past. Peace is elusive but attainable.
Orfali revisited her own myt | |  | | Flower in The Cold
Flower in The Cold is the second collection of short stories produced by an ambitious creative writer; the first is Blue Fire.
Orfali’s collection enriches our understanding of the human nature, which teeters along a scale that hosts absolute love on one end and disgusting horror on the other. There are moments in the stories which move the reader to tearful eyes, moments which push out a muzzled outcry and moments which leave behind a vulnerable disgusted whisper.
Most of the key characters welcome death as the alternative option. Too sick and overloaded to live, they reject life and look for an eternal remedy. A remedy that imposes itself on you and leaves you with the arrogant satisfied feeling that YOU have made the decision.
Preface
Human beings have become more depressed than ever. All recent inventions and technologies have failed to bring them back the happiness they once experienced or, at least, thought they did.
Violence, grudge, racial discrimination, parental neglect, sexual abuse, disappointment, depressed love, betrayal, charred souls and animalized mentalities are all on the rise. Torn between death and life, human beings want to keep going but sometimes feel that death introduces them to the long awaited full stop. The full stop that draws a decisive line between life and death and pu |
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