16 stories
Achrafieh Tango | تانغو الأشرفية
She teaches tango in a crumbling Achrafieh studio. He's the widower who enrolls to feel something again. Between steps, they find that grief and desire can share the same dance floor. 'Inti bi tir'sini la faw'' (أنتِ بترقصيني لفوق).
Altar Offerings | Ofrendas del Altar
Building an altar for the dead brings two strangers together to honor their losses and find new life
Day of the Dead | Día de los Muertos
On the night when the veil between worlds is thinnest, two grieving hearts find comfort in each other
The Widow | La Viuda
A widow finds unexpected love when she finally lets someone into her grief
Metn Mountain Road | طريق جبل المتن
She drives the mountain bus route through the Metn, same roads for thirty years. He's the elderly passenger who boards daily to see his wife's grave. Between hairpin turns, they find steady ground. 'Inti el tariq el amin' (أنتِ الطريق الآمين).
دَرْسُ النُّدْبَةِ | The Lesson of Lamentation
A widow in medieval Kairouan learns the grammar of grief through الندبة, as words become vessels for sorrow.
זיכרון יום הזיכרון | Memorial Day Memory
On Yom Hazikaron, a war widow meets a man who served with her late husband—and together they learn to remember and to live.
حديقة السفارة | The Embassy Garden of Rabat
An embassy gardener discovers passion with a diplomat's widow tending her own grief.
The Family Secret
When Sana's mother passes, she discovers a secret sister—Mehr—born from her father's affair. As they navigate grief and resentment, Mehr's brother-in-law Kareem becomes an unexpected source of comfort... and more.
The Final Chapter
At her father's funeral, Aliya meets Rashid—her father's best friend's son—for the first time since childhood. Their shared grief becomes something neither expected: a new beginning.
The Final Love
At 55, widower Rashid thinks his heart has been sealed. When he meets Parveen—a widow with the same resignation—they discover that final loves are often the deepest.
The Funeral Director's Comfort
Monica has buried half of Detroit. When she helps a widower through his grief, she discovers that comfort comes in forms she never expected.
The Home Health Aide Heat
Lorraine cares for Mrs. Chen's husband during his recovery. When Mrs. Chen passes unexpectedly, she stays to help—and discovers healing takes many forms.
The Quilt Maker's Promise
Imm Rashid sews quilts from fabric pieces spanning generations—until artist Mahmoud asks her to create something from the clothes of his lost family, and they mend more than cloth.
געגוע ביבנה | Yavne Yearning
In the religious city of Yavne, a widow finds unexpected comfort with the man who studies Talmud with her late husband's old chavruta.
The Widow's Son
His best friend died six months ago. Her mother calls him over to 'help around the house.' She doesn't want help. She wants him to fill the void her son left—in every way.