Of Shambling Churches and Roaring Minarets
But for one letter, herpes and heroes are surprisingly similar. — Dr Lydia Wapastim, My Years of Living Insanely
The Internet says strange things are happening in the US. They also say that London is under attack, Paris is in mourning and Istanbul is being wrecked by a clash of faith. I shake my head and whisper sarcastically to myself, "Sounds like business as usual."
Outside, gunshots and a loud swoop reverberate through the night sky. The blast that follows shakes our little building. People are whimpering, trying to desperately keep silent amidst the madness.
“Kıyamet”, whisper some of the black-shrouded ultra-religious women. Doomsday. “Hesap günü” screech the slack-jawed, awe-stricken mouths of some of the old men. The Day of Reckoning.
