criminal stories Lilia Mahfouz short stories Friday, January 24, 2025 Our Need for Consolation by Lilia Mahfouz Arthur, a psychiatrist who struggles to see inside his own soul, laments the state of his marriage.As a child, Arthur was mesmerized by the golden plaques affixed to building facades. Endlessly, he would ask his nanny to decipher the mysterious titles etched under the plexiglass: "Psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst." The little boy would bounce with joy upon hear… Read more Labels: criminal stories Lilia Mahfouz short stories 8 comments: