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Anastasia Chrome•3 min read

An American student learns Arabic calligraphy from a master in Fez. The ink stains her fingers—but his touch stains her deeper.

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The Moroccan Herbalist | عشّابة مغربية

She makes traditional remedies in the Marrakech medina. He's the pharmaceutical rep who comes to debunk her. She cures more than his skepticism.

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The Moroccan Riad | الرياض المغربي

Anastasia Chrome•4 min read

She's renovating her dream riad in Marrakech. He's the architect who says her plans are impossible. Their arguments become attraction.

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The Seamstress of Marrakech | خياطة مراكش

An American tourist needs a dress altered. The Moroccan seamstress offers to do it after hours. What begins as a fitting becomes something far more intimate.

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دَرْسُ العَطْفِ | The Lesson of Coordination

Twin sisters in Fez learn the grammar of connection through حروف العطف, as they share one forbidden love between them.

دَرْسُ الإِدْغَامِ | The Lesson of Assimilation

A singer in medieval Marrakesh learns the grammar of merging through الإدغام, where two sounds become one.

دَرْسُ الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ | The Lesson of Exception

A rebel princess in Marrakesh learns the grammar of exception through الاستثناء, as she breaks all rules except one: the rule of love.

دَرْسُ المَدْحِ وَالذَّمِّ | The Lesson of Praise and Blame

A court poet in medieval Fez learns the grammar of judgment through المدح والذم, as she navigates the dangerous art of praising tyrants and blaming fools.

دَرْسُ النِّسْبَةِ | The Lesson of Attribution

A genealogist in medieval Sijilmasa learns the grammar of belonging through النسبة, where identity is marked by a single suffix.

دَرْسُ صِيغَةِ المُبَالَغَةِ | The Lesson of Intensive Forms

A storyteller in medieval Tangier learns the grammar of intensity through صيغة المبالغة, as her passion for tales becomes matched by a listener's passion for her.

دَرْسُ المُثَنَّى | The Lesson of the Dual Form

Twin sisters in Fes teach a visiting merchant the dual form in Arabic, using their own pairing to demonstrate grammatical duality.

Anastasia Chrome•7 min read

The Bookbinder of Fez | مُجَلِّدُ فاس

In the ancient medina of Fez, a master bookbinder discovers that the widow who commissions a special Quran binding ignites desires he thought were long forgotten.

The Desert Guide's Passion of Marrakech | عِشْقُ دَلِيلِ الصَّحْرَاءِ في مَرَّاكُش

A Tuareg guide leads a caravan across the Sahara, where the burning sands are nothing compared to the fire ignited by a merchant's voluptuous daughter.

The Storyteller of Marrakech | راوي مَرّاكُش

In the bustling square of Marrakech, a legendary storyteller discovers that his most captivating tale is the one he lives with a voluptuous widow who came to hear his stories.

Anastasia Chrome•4 min read

The Weaver's Secret of Fez | سِرُّ النَّسَّاجَةِ في فَاس

In the ancient medina of Fez, a master weaver creates carpets that tell forbidden stories, each thread soaked in memories of a love that defied kingdoms.