Uswa Maryam
Uswa Maryam is a fiction and creative non-fiction writer and law student at Punjab University. Her short story, ‘The Table’, has appeared at Gabby and Min’s Literary Review. Her compilation of lyrical prose, Majaazi Khuda – An Antidote to Misandry, is available to be read at Dastaan Publications. She’s the co-founder of Bethak, a creative community platform. You can find her on Instagram @wohiwaliuswa or check out her Substack @uswamaryam.
Fiction
I Like the Texture of Things
I hope it is so smooth when that happens. Smooth like water that moves about your hand as you touch it. No texture, no color, no shape of my own.