#voice

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Radio Love | Radio Amor

Radio Love | Radio Amor

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

A late-night radio DJ and her most loyal caller discover that connection transcends airwaves

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The Athan at Dawn | أذان الفجر

The Athan at Dawn | أذان الفجر

Anastasia Chrome4 min read

The muezzin's voice wakes the city. The woman who hears it wakes to something else—desire for the man who calls the prayer.

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The Quran Reciter | قارئة القرآن

The Quran Reciter | قارئة القرآن

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

She has the most beautiful Quran recitation in Indonesia. He's the record producer who wants to make her famous. Their collaboration becomes communion.

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Radio Romance

Radio Romance

Layla Al-Rashid3 min read

Radio host Lina connects Saudi youth through late-night airwaves. When producer Marcus joins her show, frequencies align unexpectedly. 'Al sout yusil al qulub' (الصوت يوصل القلوب) - The voice reaches hearts.

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The Call Center Connection

The Call Center Connection

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

Samia works night shifts at a call center, dealing with angry customers until dawn. When she keeps getting calls from the same voice—patient, funny Adeel—she realizes some connections transcend professional boundaries.

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The Radio Romance

The Radio Romance

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

Late-night radio DJ Noor receives a call from a lonely listener every night. When she finally meets the voice behind the phone—handsome insomniac Rashid—the connection goes beyond airwaves.

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دَرْسُ المَبْنِيِّ لِلمَجْهُولِ | The Lesson of the Passive Voice

دَرْسُ المَبْنِيِّ لِلمَجْهُولِ | The Lesson of the Passive Voice

Anastasia Chrome6 min read

A mysterious seductress never reveals who does things to her, teaching a young man the passive voice through experiences where the doer remains unknown.

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New Cross Nectar

New Cross Nectar

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

Spoken word artist Folake commands stages across New Cross. When music producer Derek offers to record her poetry, she shows him that her best work happens off the mic.

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The Blackout

The Blackout

Anastasia Chrome20 min read

City-wide power outage traps them in the same apartment building stairwell. Hours in the dark with a stranger. Learning each other through voice and accidental touch.

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