#samarkand
5 stories
دَرْسُ الجُمْلَةِ الفِعْلِيَّةِ | The Lesson of the Verbal Sentence
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
A dancer in medieval Samarkand learns the grammar of action through الجملة الفعلية, as every movement becomes a verb in the dance of desire.
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دَرْسُ التَّمْيِيزِ | The Lesson of Specification
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
A jeweler in Samarkand learns to specify and clarify through the precise art of تمييز, as she measures gold and weighs desire.
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The Astronomer's Mistress of Samarkand | عَشِيقَةُ الفَلَكِيِّ في سَمَرْقَنْد
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
Under the great observatory's dome, a renowned astronomer maps the heavens while his voluptuous assistant teaches him the constellations of the flesh.
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The Astronomer's Wife of Samarkand | زَوْجَةُ الفَلَكِيِّ في سَمَرْقَنْد
Anastasia Chrome•8 min read
A tale of celestial passion where an astronomer's neglected wife discovers earthly pleasures with his young apprentice beneath the observatory's dome.
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The Silk Merchant of Samarkand | تاجِرُ الحَريرِ في سَمَرْقَنْد
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
Along the Silk Road, a wealthy merchant and a Chinese princess stranded in Samarkand weave threads of passion softer than the finest silk.
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