37 stories
The Eid Gift | هدية العيد
She comes to deliver Eid money to her nephew. She stays because he's no longer a boy—and she's tired of pretending she hasn't noticed.
The Crocodile Hunter's Aunt of Kipini | Shangazi wa Mwindaji wa Mamba wa Kipini | عَمَّةُ صَيّادِ التَّماسيحِ في كيبيني
In the delta town of Kipini where the Tana River meets the sea, a crocodile hunter's voluptuous aunt seduces his young apprentice during the hunting season.
Peckham Princess
Dayo's aunt Yemi comes to stay from Lagos, and the thick Nigerian beauty shows him that age is just a number when it comes to teaching a young man about pleasure.
Extra Helping
He offers to help his thick aunt in the kitchen, but she's hungry for more than turkey. Some appetites can only be satisfied in secret.
The Henna Night
The night before his wedding, the groom is summoned by the bride's mother and aunt. They have traditions to teach him—and tests to administer.
Kept Quiet
His cousin catches him with their aunt. Her silence has a price—she wants the same treatment. Now he serves two women who know each other's secrets.
The Debt Collector
His uncle owes him two million shillings. The family has no money—but they have women willing to pay in other ways.
Bibi's House
Sent to rural Tanzania to help his widowed aunt with the family shamba, he discovers why she never remarried. Some land requires careful cultivation.
Caught at Fajr
His aunt catches him with the housekeeper at dawn prayers. Her silence has a price—and it's due every morning before sunrise.
Keeping It in the Family
He's spending the summer with his aunt and cousin. They've been waiting for him to grow up. Now that he has, they're done waiting.
The Seattle Sister
His father's sister lives in Seattle—another city with a thriving Somali community. When he visits for a tech conference, the thick divorced eddo puts him up for the week. She hasn't had a man since her divorce, and Seattle nights are long and cold.
The Cleansing
An old tradition says a widow must be 'cleansed' before she can remarry. The village chooses the cleanser. This time, they choose her nephew.
Newly Single
Her divorce just finalized. She hasn't felt desirable in years. When her nephew tells her she's beautiful, she decides to believe him—and show him what that belief unlocks.
The Dance Lesson
His cousin's wedding is next month, and he can't dance. His aunt offers to teach him. What starts with a waltz doesn't end there.
Behind the Mosque
During Jummah prayers, while the men worship inside, his aunt leads him to the storeroom behind the mosque. Some sins are sweeter near sacred ground.
Both Sides
His aunt. His mother-in-law. His sister-in-law. Three women from two families, each thinking she's the only one — until they discover the truth and choose to share.
House Guest
He needed a place to stay while job hunting. His aunt had a spare room. Neither of them expected what would happen when he walked in on her fresh from the shower.
Bloodline
Five years away. One look at his aunt. A primal need he can't explain — to fill her, claim her, make it permanent. She says no. Her body says yes.
Family Resemblance
He's been sleeping with Diane for months. When her niece catches them and refuses to leave, the competition begins.
Siri ya Pwani
His father rents a beach house for the family holiday. His stepmother brings her sister — both thick, both unsatisfied, both watching him. On the last night, after his father passes out, the sisters come to his room together.
The Cabin
It started when he was eighteen. He's thirty-four now. Every year, they meet at her cabin for one week—just them. His wife thinks it's a fishing trip with college friends. Sixteen years of lies.
After Hours
She's his therapist. She's also his aunt. When he shows up at her door at midnight, two years of professional boundaries collapse in a single night.
Habaryar in London
His thick Somali aunt puts him up in her London flat while he looks for work. She's been divorced for years, lonely in a city that doesn't understand her. When he offers to help around the house, she shows him exactly what kind of help she needs.
Lake House Summer
Every summer at the lake, the tension builds. His aunt watches him watch her daughter. His cousin watches him watch her mother. This year, they stop watching and start acting—together.
Thanksgiving Secret
Every Thanksgiving at his wife's family home. Every year, a different woman corners him. This year, they've coordinated.
Summer with Sandra
Fresh out of college with nowhere to go, he moves in with his aunt for the summer. She's recently divorced, lonely, and built like every fantasy he's ever had.
Khalti Mombasa
His aunt visits from Mombasa for his sister's wedding — thick, divorced, bitter about men. Through thin walls, he hears her at night. She hears him too. On the third night, she stops pretending.
Professor Chen
She's tenured. He's a grad student in her department. When she discovers he's been watching her, she doesn't report him—she uses it. Office hours become something else entirely.
The Lake House
Summer week at the family lake house. His aunt's marriage is dead. His cousin just got dumped. They find him skinny-dipping at midnight.
Summer at the Lake
He's always looked forward to summers at his aunt's lakeside cabin. But this year, fresh from a divorce and lonely, she sees him differently. What starts as emotional support becomes something neither expected.
Holiday Weight
A week at his aunt's house for the holidays. Her and her daughter have been waiting. By New Year's, they're done competing—and done sharing him separately.
Tech Support
His aunt needs help with her laptop. But the real problem is the tension that's been building since he became a man.
Nikah Mut'ah
A temporary marriage contract. Renewable monthly. Between an aunt and nephew who've found a loophole in tradition. Some marriages are meant to expire—and be renewed.
Ramadan Nights
Staying with his aunt in Dar es Salaam during Ramadan, the nights after iftar grow longer—and more dangerous. Some hungers can't be satisfied with dates.
Spring Visit
He crashes at his aunt's place during spring break and finds her recently divorced and eager for company. Some wounds need a specific kind of healing.
The Matchmaker
She's been finding wives for the men of Malindi for thirty years. When her nephew comes of age, she has the perfect match in mind—herself.
Pilgrimage Sins
The night before his aunt leaves for Hajj, she asks him for one final sin. She wants to arrive in Mecca with something worth repenting.