Aglanceleadstoasmile, asmiletoarendezvous:everylovestorybeginsthesameway.Thesenarrativesarestoredinsongsandpoemsandliveonbeyondtheirinevitableendings, asShakespeare’stitularsonnet18alsosuggests.InMohammadShawkyHassan’smetafictionalessay, afemalenarratorwhowishestotellthestoryofalovebetweentwomenenco...