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What the River Keeps
What the River KeepsNoor Fatima · Poetry · English · Completed
Forty short poems about the Ravi, a grandmother’s hands, and learning what water forgives.
142K reads · 19K votes · 40 parts · 7 min · ★ 4.9The Quiet Hours
The Quiet HoursElias Wren · Literary · English · Ongoing
Between 2 and 5 a.m., a night-shift pharmacist becomes the keeper of everyone’s secrets.
205K reads · 14K votes · 12 parts · 13 min · ★ 4.6Notes to a Younger Me
Notes to a Younger MeHira Batool · Poetry · English · Completed
Twelve small letters to the girl who thought she had to be loud to be heard.
39K reads · 6.2K votes · 12 parts · 2 min · ★ 4.7Monsoon Letters
Monsoon LettersHamza Ali · Poetry · Urdu · Ongoing
Ghazals written on the backs of train tickets, one for every monsoon he spent away from home.
97K reads · 12K votes · 9 parts · 1 min · ★ 4.8Purana Ghar
Purana GharHamza Ali · Literary · Urdu · Ongoing
Ek purana ghar, teen bhai, aur woh aangan jahan har eid manai jati thi.
23K reads · 3.1K votes · 4 parts · 4 min · ★ 4.7Paper Moons
Paper MoonsLeo Marchetti · Literary · English · Completed
Two brothers, one summer, and the paper moons they hung from the ceiling to keep the dark away.
61K reads · 7K votes · 1 parts · 2 min · ★ 4.4The Bookbinder of Anarkali
The Bookbinder of AnarkaliAabnoor Rashid · Literary · English · Completed
A widow inherits a bindery and a ledger of books that were never collected.
21K reads · 2.3K votes · 14 parts · 17 min · ★ 4.6Small Rains
Small RainsAabnoor Rashid · Poetry · English · Completed
Short poems for the first week of monsoon, one for each of the city’s gates.
7.4K reads · 980 votes · 13 parts · 1 min · ★ 4.7