Sarazeen Saif Ahana

Sarazeen Saif Ahana is an adjunct member of the faculty at Independent University, Bangladesh where she teaches English and drinks far too much coffee.

7 lyrical fantasy books: Where prose becomes poetry

These are books that invite you to pause over a line, to linger in a paragraph, to lose yourself not in spectacle but in rhythm

2w ago

The dawn’s return

Long, long ago, when the world was younger, wiser, softer, when the animals were braver and the people were gentler, when art lived and music sailed, and the skies were a true, honest blue, there lived a man who loved a woman, and they lived in a little house they loved very much. How they met o

1m ago

Metalheart

I know my engine is dying. I know that, by the time the next Eid rolls around, the busy little humans will have taken me apart to create something new.

4m ago

The hawk and the mice

Bolstered, the six little mice lead their army up–up–up the trunk of the poor, ravaged oak they were so desperate to save. 

11m ago

For the ‘Twilight’ fan who grew up

I was a Twilight girl.

12m ago

Six Edgar Allan Poe short stories to haunt your spooky season

Feeling guilty about something? After reading this story, you might think you feel guilty, but you'll never be quite sure if it's guilt or if your heart is just going to explode from sheer terror.

1y ago

Storm child

This is the third and final part of “Storm Child”, serialised here on Star Literature

1y ago

Storm child

You must have heard the story of your birth a thousand times by now, sweetheart. Your mother and I—home alone.

1y ago
October 7, 2025
October 7, 2025

7 lyrical fantasy books: Where prose becomes poetry

These are books that invite you to pause over a line, to linger in a paragraph, to lose yourself not in spectacle but in rhythm

September 6, 2025
September 6, 2025

The dawn’s return

Long, long ago, when the world was younger, wiser, softer, when the animals were braver and the people were gentler, when art lived and music sailed, and the skies were a true, honest blue, there lived a man who loved a woman, and they lived in a little house they loved very much. How they met o

June 8, 2025
June 8, 2025

Metalheart

I know my engine is dying. I know that, by the time the next Eid rolls around, the busy little humans will have taken me apart to create something new.

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

The hawk and the mice

Bolstered, the six little mice lead their army up–up–up the trunk of the poor, ravaged oak they were so desperate to save. 

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024

Six Edgar Allan Poe short stories to haunt your spooky season

Feeling guilty about something? After reading this story, you might think you feel guilty, but you'll never be quite sure if it's guilt or if your heart is just going to explode from sheer terror.

October 5, 2024
October 5, 2024

Storm child

This is the third and final part of “Storm Child”, serialised here on Star Literature

June 29, 2024
June 29, 2024

Storm child

You must have heard the story of your birth a thousand times by now, sweetheart. Your mother and I—home alone.

June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024

Seven audiobook adaptations to listen to over Eid break

Whether you’re a fan of classic literature, contemporary fiction, or just simply enjoy immersive audios, these audiobooks and adaptations offer a fantastic way to enjoy some of the best stories ever written

June 8, 2024
June 8, 2024

Storm child

The majority of my early childhood was spent in a big house filled with endless possibilities. At least, that’s what my preteen self thought at the time.