Bryan B

Joined January 2025

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Love is Gone
The moment I opened my eyes again, I knew something was different. The weight that had crushed my chest for so long, the pain that had followed me to my grave, was gone. The memory of it still burned—his rejection, his betrayal, my own desperate obsession—but the ache felt distant, like a storm that had passed, leaving only the aftermath behind.
By Bryan B12 months ago in Pride
Love is in the Air
It started on a Thursday morning, just as the sun was rising, casting a golden glow across the street. I remember standing outside the little café on Fifth, my hand on the door, when I saw him. He wasn’t supposed to be remarkable. Just another face in the city’s endless crowd. But when his eyes met mine—sharp, stormy, a shade of gray that seemed to hold the secrets of a thousand untold stories—I felt my breath catch.
By Bryan B12 months ago in Pride
Am I Just Existing?
The weight is suffocating. It wraps around my chest like a chain, pulling tighter every time I try to breathe. It’s been like this for so long that I don’t remember when it started. Was it the first time I missed a payment and felt the sharp sting of failure? Or was it when responsibilities began stacking on top of each other, towering over me like an avalanche waiting to crush everything in its path? I don’t know anymore. What I do know is that I can’t seem to find my way out
By Bryan B12 months ago in Confessions
Love in the Time of Revolution
The streets of Yangon were alive with the sounds of chants and the fiery spirit of the 8888 Uprising. The year was 1988, and the people of Myanmar were standing together, demanding democracy and freedom from decades of military rule. Among the sea of protesters was Min Khant, a passionate political science student at Yangon University. His voice, hoarse from shouting slogans, carried the fire of rebellion, inspiring those around him to keep fighting.
By Bryan Babout a year ago in Fiction
Hope
Nay and Aung grew up in the same quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Yangon. Their friendship, forged in childhood, was unbreakable. They shared everything: secrets whispered under the shade of the tamarind tree, books borrowed from the old library down the road, and dreams of a brighter future. Nay wanted to become a writer, her stories already filling notebooks with worlds she imagined. Aung, on the other hand, dreamed of being an engineer, sketching bridges and towers on scraps of paper with unmatched precision.
By Bryan Babout a year ago in Fiction
What's Happening in Myanmar?
Myanmar has been embroiled in a complicated and multifaceted crisis since the military coup in February 2021, which deposed the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The coup has led to widespread civil unrest, a civil war, severe economic downturns, and significant humanitarian challenges.
By Bryan Babout a year ago in Journal