“For you, life” was published on December 16, 2021, by “Hekmat Kalameh” publications. This book has 12 short stories, each revolving around a particular concept of life. At first, some readers might find it pretty dark. What is “dark” to you? Do you find it disturbing to talk about death? About the lost time?
In “Thursdays with Morrie,” the author writes that to understand life completely, we should understand death. I think it's something like that. You can perceive death as a dark, disturbing concept or as a colored pencil to colour life. It can be a disappointment or simply an event we must cope with. By coping, I don't mean taking death for granted or forgetting about it altogether. This would be impossible. َAs Iranian poet Houshang Ebtehaj says, “Death only happens when we are not there”...
In these 12 stories, I tried to develop a different view on life from the perspective of the time that passes us every day. This view inevitably makes me approach the matter of death. Writing this collection started on October 6, 2020, and was finished on June 27, 2021. Following, you can see some details about each story:

1. The presence of “Your void”: Hamed is trying to find a way to talk to his mother after having an unpleasant dream.
2. The endless fall: Ehsan is in a place where only himself can help him. Sometimes his efforts are seen, and sometimes not.
3. Standing in the past: Vahid is trying to solve a crime mystery. A mystery he is involved in unwillingly. He feels obligated to find the answer.
4. One picture, one life: Mohammadreza is an Iranian writer who has gotten to publish his books abroad. Unable to finish his last novel, he hands the job to his nephew.
5. The Eyes: Milad has been accepted into one of the best universities in the country. Hopeful for a bright future and for solving a family mystery, he leaves Shiraz for Tehran. It will be years before this mystery is solved.
6. For you, life: Children of a deceased father are gathered to discover his secret. Each has a task, and they should make one decision.
7. Flight number…: Meysam Finds the right time to tell a memory after hearing a story idea by a girl. This memory is hard for Elmira to believe, but it's true.
8. What I went through: A courtroom is being held for a murder case. One witness tells about the events before and after the murder to express the truth.
9. I wanted it late, but: Parsa is trying to find out why he can't live like others. Has the death of his wife caused this, or is this rooted in other things?
10. The essay of my life: The main character has to enter a unique journey to do what he has to do: a medical task.
11. He was just himself: Coming from different universes, two friends are together without interventions and completely respecting each other's boundaries.
12. Between two blinks: Having lost his memory in an accident, Hossein meets a family trying to bring back their daughter's lost memory. Despite his issue, he accepts their request for help.
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