literary works by i. khider
Soaks
Sketches: Dundas & University
Written in 1998, "Sketches" is a series of vignettes on characters in every sense of the word, who can be found near this major city intersection. 
Written in 1999, I decided to focus on one of the sketches and delve into more detail. This piece is about two Soaks (slang for chronic alcoholics) whom I have observed over the course of a year.
January 28th, 1998
Written in 2000. Based on the overnight student protest/sit-in, in the business district in a major financial institution in downtown Toronto, Canada. This story is a fictional recreation of an event wherein the characters discuss the north American economic system and its impact on education. (Published by Fathom Productions)
Embracing The Pull
Written in 2001. A fable on the acceptance of mortality, explored through the medium of the vampire tale. Faced with an untimely demise, the heroine becomes a vampire as a means of avoiding death, only to discover that she has courted a deeper intimacy with the leveller of all men... (Published by Fathom Productions.)
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