Author: Paul Talbot

Inviting

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 19, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Inviting 2026 At first he spoke so softly I had to lean in close to hear him.  His speech was...

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Cautious

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 7, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Cautious 2025 Mr. Aziz gave me a practiced nod, cautious and restrained as if attached to...

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Persian

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 6, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Persian 2025 One morning shortly after I moved in, Mr. Aziz came to my office and carefully...

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Khaled

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 5, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Khaled 2025 I first knew Khaled Abdel Aziz as a landlord, then as a client and finally, after...

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Unassuming

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 26, 2025 | The Egyptian |

Unassuming 2025 In unassuming offices prosperous enterprises may be easily masked.  Conversely, in...

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Clandestine

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 25, 2025 | The Egyptian |

Clandestine 2025 My second floor neighbors were an insurance agent, an immigration lawyer, an...

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Armenians

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 24, 2025 | The Egyptian |

Armenians 2025 Armenians were starting to move in and forty year old apartment buildings, once...

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Raffish

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 22, 2025 | The Egyptian |

Raffish 2025 With a plump out of court financial settlement and a full head of steam I was issued...

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Riven

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 19, 2025 | Chronicles |

Riven 2025 Showgirls and strippers, card sharks and grifters, Hopes shatter like a thousand...

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Andante

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 18, 2025 | Chronicles |

Andante 2025

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Snakebit

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 17, 2025 | Chronicles |

Snakebit 2025

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Lane Change

Posted by Paul Talbot | Dec 16, 2025 | Chronicles |

Lane Change 2025

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