Sorry, Bro

San Francisco TV reporter Nareh Bedrossian has a solid five‑year relationship with her all‑American tech boyfriend, a safe career doing soft local news, and a carefully muted relationship to her Armenian roots. Then Trevor proposes—on camera, in a German beer hall, with her newsroom nemesis filming—and she faints.

In the fallout, Nareh doesn’t exactly say no, but she doesn’t say yes. Her mother seizes the moment and pushes her toward Explore Armenia, a month‑long series of community events she’s sure will deliver a respectable Armenian husband. Instead, Nareh stumbles into a group of sharp, funny new friends—and into Erebuni Minassian, a tall, witchy, genocide educator whose passion for Armenian history and culture shakes something loose in Nareh.

As they cook, dance, and argue their way through shourchbar nights and brandy tastings, Nareh feels seen in a way she never has before. She’s falling, but there’s a problem: she’s never fully owned her bisexuality, not with her family, not even with herself. And when a photo booth kiss at a big banquet exposes everything in the worst way, she panics and betrays the woman she loves.

Sorry, Bro follows Nareh as she claws her way back—standing up to an arrogant boss who dismisses Armenian stories, coming out to her family, and finally choosing honesty over safety. It’s a queer Armenian American rom‑com about messy first chances, hard‑won second ones, and the courage it takes to claim both your heritage and your heart.

• Listeners who enjoy contemporary rom‑coms with real emotional stakes and cultural depth
• Queer and questioning listeners, especially bi women, looking for a story that takes their confusion and courage seriously
• Armenian and diaspora listeners who want to see their community, history, and humor reflected in a modern love story
• Anyone interested in stories about speaking up at work, confronting family expectations, and choosing integrity over comfort

Taleen Voskuni is an Armenian American writer who grew up in the Bay Area’s tight‑knit diaspora, surrounded by loud family gatherings, Armenian school hanteses, and the quiet weight of inherited history. She studied English at UC Berkeley and built a career in tech before turning to fiction. Her work blends sharp humor, romantic tension, and a deep love for Armenian culture and community, often exploring what it means to hold multiple identities at once.

In Sorry, Bro, her debut novel, Voskuni draws on her own experiences navigating Armenian expectations, American work culture, and queer identity to create a story that feels both intimate and expansive. She lives in San Francisco, where she writes, parents, tends her garden, and maintains a serious dark chocolate habit.