10 stories
معالجة الجبل | The Mountain Healer
A hiker discovers healing and passion with a Berber herbalist in the Atlas Mountains.
Русские Истории | Russian Culture Tales 76-80
Five passionate tales of Russian countryside and village life. Пять страстных историй о русской деревне.
The Fig Tree Inheritance
Maya inherits an ancient fig tree from her grandmother—along with caretaker Amin, whose devotion to the tree extends unexpectedly to its new owner.
The Taboon Bread Baker
Every morning before dawn, Umm Said bakes taboon bread in her ancient stone oven—until a young man named Faris asks to learn, igniting fires beyond the clay.
The Terraced Hills
Engineer Kareem helps Palestinian villages maintain their ancient agricultural terraces—until he meets Dalia, who teaches him some structures need hearts, not blueprints.
The Vine Leaf Roller
Every spring, Umm Jamil rolls a thousand vine leaves—until her new neighbor Abed asks to help, and their fingers find more than just grape leaves to explore.
The Water Carrier
In villages with intermittent water supply, Abu Nidal delivers life by donkey cart—until aid worker Lina realizes he carries more than just gallons.
Binamu ya Kijiji
He returns to the ancestral village after twenty years. His thick cousin never left—unmarried, waiting, still sleeping in the room next to his. She's been waiting for him since they were teenagers. She's done waiting.
Mkopeshaji
Father died owing the village moneylender. The debt transfers to the son. But the thick moneylender doesn't want money—she wants him. Weekly payments. In her bedroom. Until the debt is 'satisfied.'
The Cloud Village | قَرْيَةُ الغُيُومِ
A mysterious village hidden in the clouds holds secrets of ancient Omani wisdom