Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (ON WEDNESDAY) (The Shorter the Better)

YEAR 5, EPISODE 241

TITLE: Heart Lamp
DATE: Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Hi! Welcome to The Shorter the Better, the Short Story Reading Club.

On Wednesday, 9 July 2025, at eight o’clock in the evening, London time, 20:00 GMT, we will be discussing the short story "Heart Lamp" by Banu Mushtaq.

Here's the link to the story. It's complete but untitled -- see under the heading "Translation extract":
https://www.englishpen.org/translation/pen-presents/books/haseena-and-other-stories/#extract

See the pinned comment (below) for background info on Banu Mushtaq, plus more of her stories.

Those who have managed to get a place in the meetup will see the link under the "Online event" heading on the webpage. We're using Google Meet these days.

If you attend, please read the short story beforehand and be ready to join the conversation. Please, take this seriously: IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE TEXT OR DON’T WANT TO CONTRIBUTE AN OPINION, please do not show up. Also, any problem on the day of the meeting to log in, please leave a message in the comment section. I usually check if anybody is having any issues.

If for any reason you cannot attend the meeting, please remember to change your RSVP as soon you realise you won’t be able to attend. That will give time to the following person in the waiting list to read the short story and organize their day.

I hope we all will enjoy this short story and the discussion!

Kind regards,

Rosaura