Kaatiba | كاتبة : writer, author (f. declension)

First there was the pen...

...and then there was a girl who ate books, daydreamed her way through life, fell into writing without really thinking about it, and despite everything...can't give it up.

My name is Sumayyah (or Mayyah) and here you can peruse my works both in progress and completed, my poetry, and my various prompt fills, as well as read my musings on the divine, daedal and occasionally distressing art of writing.

Books

currently in progress

The Storyteller, The Djinn, and The Prince

A Muslim-themed fantasy inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, featuring a kidnapped prince, djinn, and a revenge plot decades in the making. 

Oracle

A very loose retelling of Alice in Wonderland and its sequel, featuring an oracle who isn't, an assassin who decides against killing her mark, a usurper queen who was once a hero, and much betrayal.  

Rivener

A post-apocalyptic fantasy featuring a woman with a destructive power, an enslaved wolf shifter, and their run for freedom from the hunters who hound them. ​

Short Stories

completed

The Queen, the Lion, & the Rings

Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen of Narnia. 
​Or, Susan Pevensie's story, continued.​

A Net of Stars, Woven

A flash fiction collection featuring various figures of Greek and Roman mythology, both mortals and immortals alike.​

The Peacock, The Crown, & The River

A fable about how the peacock earned his beautiful colours.

October Odds

A flash fiction collection built on prompts provided the Fictober 2019 writer's event, all featuring a dash of oddness.

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