Hear the songs

Written from a sample story · English

For Nora — my grandmother

• “her kitchen smelled like cinnamon and scorched coffee every Saturday morning”
• “she said my name in two syllables, like it was a song she was in the middle of”
• “the good scissors lived in the sewing tin and nobody was allowed to cut paper with them”
• “she danced with the radio while the kettle came up, one hand on the counter”

Written from a sample story · Español

For Amparo — mi abuela

• “su cocina olía a canela y a hojas de naranjo hirviendo los domingos”
• “me decía “mija” de una manera que nadie más ha vuelto a decirla”
• “tenía un cuaderno de recetas escritas a lápiz y jamás les puso las medidas”
• “cantaba boleros mientras regaba el patio, siempre la misma canción”

Written from a sample story · العربية

For راشد — جدي

• “كان ينادينا بأسمائنا مصغرة، ولين اليوم أسمع صوته وهو يقول اسمي”
• “يجلس على كرسيه عند الباب كل عصرية ويسولف لنا عن أيام الغوص”
• “يحط التمر قدام أي ضيف قبل ما يسلم عليه”
• “كل ما شفت البحر أذكر ضحكته”

Written from a sample story · Türkçe

For Hatice — babaannem

• “bahçedeki dut ağacının altına kilim serer, bütün mahalleyi oraya toplardı”
• “bize masal anlatmazdı, kendi çocukluğunu anlatırdı, hep aynı yerde ağlardı”
• “her bayram elimize harçlık sıkıştırır, sakın kimseye söylemeyin derdi”