Hina Siddiqui
Chicken and Chai
A short story about moving out, becoming yourself and some queer moments in between. Inspired by (somewhat) true events. Moving out is a...
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Hina Siddiqui
Feb 11, 20228 min read
Ways to Touch: Thoughts on Platonic Intimacy
Now listen closely children, this is important. Romance and sex are NOT the sole provenances of intimacy. You do not need to be someone’s...
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Hina Siddiqui
May 8, 20212 min read
All good Bunnies go to Heaven
First, I just want to clarify - I have never seen a maple tree. I think I've tasted genuine maple syrup, like once. But I sincerely hope...
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Hina Siddiqui
Apr 1, 20218 min read
Two Dimensional Crush
Yes, of course I was cleaning up, what did you expect? This place is an absolute pigsty! Wait, do you not know how to clean?
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Hina Siddiqui
Mar 18, 202113 min read
Prayers and Pork Buns
Her family had a rule about pork: Eat it. You go to hell. Baz’s workaround for this was, never to eat pork unless someone else was buying.
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Hina Siddiqui
Nov 4, 20205 min read
When it rains... Part III
By the time the typhoon season passed its peak, Nichi and Ginoza had started spending time together on purpose.
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Hina Siddiqui
Oct 15, 20206 min read
When it rains… Part I
The first of three times Nichi finds Ginoza in the rain. A three-part response to the stormy weather we've been having.
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Hina Siddiqui
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Trantles
The word Trantle is Scottish in origin. (n) small articles of little value, odds and ends, miscellaneous bits of furniture, gear or...
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Hina Siddiqui
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Kaguya Hime no Monogatari
There were no answers in her life. No easy paths. Just choices. Endless choices. The only thing she couldn’t choose was not to decide.
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Hina Siddiqui
Sep 5, 20206 min read
The Museum of Untold Stories
Bhama is a history teacher. Her students hate history. So, she takes them to a museum. Except the museum is a very weird place.
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Hina Siddiqui
Aug 17, 20204 min read
The Myth of Persephone
“Do you know the story of Persephone?” she asked him, as she took a can of hairspray from her bag.
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Hina Siddiqui
Aug 15, 20201 min read
The Moonbeam Fairy
The fairy was dressed all in silver, with diamonds on his shoe and stars in his hair. Silver eyes puffed up, like he had been crying.
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Hina Siddiqui
Aug 15, 20204 min read
Crystal Heart
The girl sitting across the round table was staring. At the collection of crystals artfully strew across the living room.
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Hina Siddiqui
Aug 15, 20208 min read
The Pillow knows our Secrets
There are few things in heaven and earth that can cause as many calamities as a girl in love.
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