The Clothesline Swing

The Clothesline Swing
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The Clothesline Swing is a journey through the troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring. A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada. Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights , The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati , a storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing.

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Ahmad Danny Ramadan. The Clothesline Swing

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The Clothesline Swing

This is what I did with my heartache …

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I guess ghosts haunt in flocks. As I tell you the story of Evelyn, another ghost escapes the grasp of Death. She stands in the corner of our bedroom, eavesdropping on my story about a woman who, like her, abandoned the world.

I know the smell of her clothes; I know the deep look in her eyes. The ghost of my mother stands there silently. I hear her voice echoing from under the bed, hiding there like a monster. “I carried you for nine months within my body,” the voice repeats, yet the ghost remains still. “You’re a part of me.”

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