Ehab Elgammal's Blog - Posts Tagged "9-11"

We carry stories we don’t choose—drawn from what we’ve lived, what we’ve seen, and what never seems to change.

Some stories refuse to stay silent. They haunt us, demand to be told, and won’t let go until they are.

For me, The Gales of Alexandria is one of those stories.

It came from questions I couldn’t escape—from characters who started pulling me from sleep. It wasn’t just an idea; it was a weight, shaped by the places I’ve lived, the history I’ve witnessed, and the personal reckoning that came with both.

In the final months of preparing the book for publication, I often woke thinking about Omar—his library, his silence, his legacy. I found myself returning to his presence, his contradictions, his losses. In many ways, I began seeing my own life through his shadow—his choices, and the weight he carried but rarely showed.

You can meet Omar in the first chapter of the novel, now available online. He’s one of the novel’s central characters—a history professor, a grieving father, and a man trying to make sense of his son’s final words.

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A limited blog series reflecting on the journey of The Gales of Alexandria


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Read the prologue, explore the novel and its world, and see the early praise.