Yousuf Azhar

Writing

Fiction

“Transcript of Recording of Baba Before His Surgery”
Constellations: Selected Stories from Muslim Storytellers, Waxing Crescent Quills, 2026.
A story in the anthology, released 7 November 2026.

“The Sailor”
Tasbih Literary Magazine, 2026.
Flash fiction.

“The Playground”
Tasbih Literary Magazine, Issue 002, 2026.
Flash fiction.

“Paan Tin”
Threads at Cal, Volume XXVIII, Issue I, 2026, pp. 46–48.
Short story. Artwork by Sumaya Azhar. Read the pages as published (PDF).

“The Undershirt”
Tasbih Literary Magazine, Issue 006. Forthcoming.
Accepted November 2026. Not yet published.

Nonfiction & Essays

Sacred Learning: A Memoir
Substack, 2025– .
A memoir published in parts, with reader questions answered.

“Burrs”
Lit Lab, 2025.
On writing about hard experience.

“Glimmers”
Lit Lab, 2025.
On noticing, and keeping what you notice.

“Chai and Coffee in India and Dubai”
Medium, 2024.

“Spiritual Monsters: Reflections on the Arrest of Wisam Sharieff”
Medium.

More on Medium.