A man who is obsessed with shoes interprets everything in terms of shoes. Generations of trauma are caused by a daughter's compelled death until the family confronts their curse. When a young girl trims off her long hair and the suffering of having multiple identities, she feels emancipated. A life is lost in the Baghjan oilfield catastrophe, and the locals are left trying to process their sorrow. Social taboos prohibit a love match from causing irreparable emotional harm. When a family is forced to move out of their home once more, their future is put in jeopardy. The fourteen stories in A Fistful of Moonlight address themes like love, identity, politics, fantasy, and a modern interpretation of an old fairy tale.