Threa Almontaser

Threa is a Yemeni-American writer from New York. She has been awarded scholarships from Tin House, Sewanee, and CoW. She received an Unsilenced Grant for Muslim American Writers and is at work on her first YA book. Poetry is her first love.

The Hand & The Sea

Threa Almontaser

The Hand At eleven o’clock, with my family tucked fast asleep, I tip-toed to the door and tied the last knot on my combat boot, knots that reached my knees. Rounding the corner, I collided with Baba. “Where do you think you’re going this late?” he asked, rolling the checkered foutah tighter around his waist. […]