'The Clothesline Swing' tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, a storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing.
The troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring is explored in a collection taking its form from the "One Thousand And One Nights". A storyteller gives accounts from his childhood in Damascus, and the oppression there for his sexuality, to keep his dying partner engaged in the world, Death looming nearby.
