6 stories
دَرْسُ الاِخْتِصَاصِ | The Lesson of Specification
A tribal chief in medieval Najd learns the grammar of identity through الاختصاص, as pride is declared in words alone.
קיץ צברי | Sabra Summer
An American-Israeli woman returns to Israel after years abroad and falls for a pure sabra—learning that home isn't a place, it's a person.
The British Beloved
British-born Zara has always struggled between Pakistani expectations and British reality. When she meets Adil—who navigates both worlds effortlessly—she finally finds someone who understands the balance.
The Brixton Beloved
Mixed-heritage Amira has never fit anywhere—too Pakistani for some, too Black for others. When she meets Zain, who understands intersectionality intimately, she finally finds belonging.
دَرْسُ الأَسْمَاءِ المَوْصُولَةِ | The Lesson of Relative Pronouns
A mysterious woman who never reveals her face teaches a traveler about relative pronouns, always referring to herself as 'the one who...'
Porcelain Heart
A synthetic companion discovers he was built from a dead man's memories—and he's falling for the woman who can't let go.