#basra
5 stories
دَرْسُ العَدَدِ وَالمَعْدُودِ | The Lesson of Numbers
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
A merchant in medieval Basra learns the complex rules of Arabic numerals through العدد والمعدود, as she counts her treasures and her heartbeats.
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دَرْسُ جَمْعِ التَّكْسِيرِ | The Lesson of the Broken Plural
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
A potter in medieval Basra learns the grammar of transformation through جمع التكسير, as shattered forms reveal new beauty.
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The Perfumer's Apprentice of Basra | مُتَدَرِّبُ العَطَّارِ في البَصْرَة
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
A young man apprenticed to a master perfumer discovers that the rarest essence is distilled from forbidden passion with his master's voluptuous wife.
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The Qadi's Secret | سِرُّ القاضي
Anastasia Chrome•7 min read
A respected judge in Abbasid Basra finds himself entangled with a voluptuous petitioner whose case awakens desires he has suppressed for decades.
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The Ship Captain of Basra | رُبّانُ سَفينَةِ البَصْرَة
Anastasia Chrome•7 min read
A wealthy widow boards a merchant vessel to India, and finds herself drawn to its rugged captain on a voyage of sensual discovery across the Arabian Sea.
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