Fiction
Haboula
Second place winner of the Patsy Lea Core Living Memorial Award. Haboula is a story about a Lebanese woman who breaks away from the mold to forge her own path.
Washeesh
Excerpt from a novel in progress. Washweesh (Arabic for "To Whisper") is about Yasmeen, a young adult who is brought back to her family's home country to spend a summer "getting better." Here she meets Alissar, a gender non-conforming girl whom Yasmeen finds comfort with. Together they explore who they are and navigate a culture that has strict ideas on what women can do and should be.
What We Don't Talk About
Mariam and Wisam Salah welcome their first child - a beautiful baby boy. But not all is as it seems. Mariam is convinced there is something wrong, monstrously wrong, with their new child and nobody around seems to believe her. Is Mariam's mind playing tricks on her or is what she is seeing reality? Either way. That kid is getting weirder.
Wistful Autumn
Blood, Witches, and Forbidden Romance. Oh my!
Overalls in Beirut
What happens when a group of cousins are forced to wear matching outfits.
