Farooq shah
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"Storyteller exploring human emotions, personal growth, and life’s transformative moments. Writing to inspire, engage, and connect readers across the world—one story at a time."
Stories (10)
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The Last Bus Home
The rain was unapologetic that evening — slapping against the windows of the Karachi city bus like impatient fingers. I sat by the back window, headphones in, the world drowned in a sad old Mehdi Hassan ghazal that had nothing to do with love, yet everything to do with loneliness. The number 7C bus always smelled of damp metal, faded sweat, and cheap coconut oil, but that night, it carried something else. Something different.
By Farooq shah5 months ago in Confessions
The Watchmaker's Memory
The shop stood quietly at the end of Rose Street, nestled between a forgotten tailor's boutique and an aging tea house that smelled perpetually of cinnamon and nostalgia. Its sign, faded but proud, read: M. Rehman – Watchmaker. Repairs & Restorations Since 1946.
By Farooq shah5 months ago in Fiction
“The Train That Changed Her Life”
Amara had always lived in the same small town, where everyone knew everyone else’s name, their children, and even their pets. Life was predictable: mornings at the bakery where she worked, afternoons walking along the quiet riverbank, and evenings spent at home helping her younger brother with homework. At twenty-four, she often wondered if there was more to life than familiar streets and the same faces.
By Farooq shah6 months ago in Motivation
The Hidden Lens: A History of Pornography Through Time
In every corner of human history, art and expression have served as mirrors of desire, curiosity, and imagination. Among them lies one of the most controversial and commercially influential industries in the world: pornography. While modern society often associates it with screens and subscriptions, the roots of pornography trace back thousands of years—woven into ancient walls, whispered in forbidden verses, and etched into the very history of human intimacy.
By Farooq shah6 months ago in FYI
Layla and Majnun: A Love Too Pure for This World
Love stories have been written in every language and culture, but few have endured across centuries quite like the legend of Layla and Majnun. Told in whispers beneath the stars, recited in poetry, and echoed in music, theirs was not a love of union—but of eternal longing. It is a tale where passion meets pain, where devotion becomes madness, and where love transcends the boundaries of reality.
By Farooq shah6 months ago in FYI
The Letter in the Teacup
Sometimes the smallest rituals hide the biggest secrets. It was the third Thursday of July, and the rain in Lahore was heavier than usual. Streets were slick with water, umbrellas bloomed like black flowers, and rickshaw horns sounded like distant echoes in a half-forgotten dream.
By Farooq shah6 months ago in Families
The Boy Who Sold Silence
Subtitle: Sometimes, the quietest people have the loudest stories. In a small, sun-drenched town nestled between two weary hills, lived a boy named Ayan. He was different—not in the way children usually are—but in a way that made people stop and whisper.
By Farooq shah6 months ago in Motivation
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene: A Deep Dive into the Psychology of Influence
Robert Greene’s The Art of Seduction is often misunderstood as simply a book about romantic manipulation. In reality, it is a profound psychological exploration of power, influence, and human behavior. Through historical examples and archetypal analysis, Greene uncovers how individuals have long used charm, persuasion, and emotional intelligence to captivate others—not just romantically, but socially and politically as well.
By Farooq shah6 months ago in Psyche
The Stranger Who Left Me a Letter. AI-Generated.
I was sitting on a rusted bench at the edge of the city park—heartbroken, jobless, and questioning every choice I had made in my twenty-four years of life. The trees were shedding their last leaves of autumn, almost as if they, too, were tired of holding on.
By Farooq shah6 months ago in Humans
