Archive - 1001 Arabian Night Sweats

in sleep, i travel, or perhaps it's me they visit— so many hands, small & dusty & the lucky ones shaking. reaching through smashed concrete, weeds…

Aug 31, 2024 •

When You Are Homesick You Miss Everything

Lebanon is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

Aug 18, 2024 •

May 2024

A Prayer For Sincerity In Times of Nakba

“All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep except those who do good deeds; and those who do good…

May 28, 2024 •

December 2023

i slept under a blanket just like this one just like it and complained it was too warm if your pantry was full, gallons of olive oil, you probably did…

Dec 6, 2023 •

October 2023

The Birds Are Gone

Oct 13, 2023 •

June 2023

I live across the street from a hospice care hospital.

Jun 24, 2023 •

January 2023

There’s a troubling but relatable saying in Islam that goes a little like this:

Jan 28, 2023 •

December 2022

I'll tell you something only my dear ones know.

Dec 21, 2022 •

This is 1001 Arabian Night Sweats, a newsletter about hot sleeping conditions, hot coals, and hot takes.

Dec 13, 2022 •

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