Rabia Malik
Rabia Malik is a writer from Lahore. She writes around themes of womanhood, familial bonds and nostalgia. Her work has appeared in The News on Sunday, RIC Journal, The Aleph Review and Fahmidan Journal. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Writing.
Essay
Amaltas
December swallows Lahore in choking thickets of smog. The city fades into an invisible haze, and its people, teary-eyed and suffocated, retreat into their homes.