Hamad Haider
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I write stories that spark inspiration, stir emotion, and leave a lasting impact. If you're looking for words that uplift and empower, you’re in the right place. Let’s journey through meaningful moments—one story at a time.
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I Walked Away From My Best Friend—And I Don’t Regret It
I didn’t send a long text. I didn’t write a letter. I didn’t even say goodbye. One day, I just stopped replying. I muted the messages. I ignored the calls. I walked away from someone I once called my best friend—and honestly, I haven’t regretted it once.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Confessions
I Cut Off My Best Friend Without Warning — And I Don’t Regret It
I never imagined I would ghost someone I once considered my soulmate in platonic form. It felt brutal, unnecessary—until it wasn't. The reality is, I didn’t wake up one day and decide to abandon my best friend. The truth is more painful and layered than that.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Confessions
"The Clockmaker's Secret: A Small Town's Curse That Ticks in the Dark"
They say the dead don’t tell time. In the town of Millhaven, that’s not true. No one visits the old quarter of Millhaven anymore. The houses lean as though whispering secrets to one another, their eyes dark with broken glass. But at the heart of the decay stands a curious shop—"Wickers & Time: Precision Clocks Since 1841." No one’s entered it for 35 years, yet the clocks inside still tick.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Horror
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar: A Sacred, Surreal Quest for Belonging
What does it mean to live a life worth dying for? This haunting question echoes through every page of Kaveh Akbar’s debut novel, Martyr!—a work that defies easy categorization. At once a lyrical meditation on identity and a surreal odyssey through grief, addiction, and faith, Martyr! is a novel that dares to stare into the divine. It’s bold, wildly original, and brimming with emotional intelligence.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Fiction
James” by Percival Everett: A Bold Reclamation of the American Canon
In James, Percival Everett does what few living authors dare—he takes a towering classic of American literature and flips it inside out. The result is nothing short of electrifying. A radical reimagining of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Everett centers the story not on Huck, the mischievous boy narrator, but on Jim, the enslaved man whose humanity Twain only hinted at.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Fiction
"The Stranger Who Remembered Me Before I Was Born"
I was 27 the first time someone told me they remembered me before I existed. It happened on a late train — the kind that smells like metal and old gum, where time feels a little warped and nobody looks anyone in the eye.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Humans
“The Empty Chair: The Story We All Live But Rarely Speak Of”
It always starts the same way. The morning light streams in through half-open blinds. The house is quiet, unnervingly so. There's toast left uneaten on a chipped plate, a coffee gone cold, and a single chair—empty.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Confessions
"From Broke to Booked: How I Turned Freelance Writing Into a Full-Time Income"
Three years ago, I was sitting in my tiny, dim apartment with $38 in my bank account, a broken laptop fan whirring like a jet engine, and a head full of self-doubt. I had just lost my job due to downsizing. Rent was due, bills were stacking up, and the anxiety felt like a boulder on my chest.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Journal
I Ghosted My Best Friend—And I’m Not Sorry
We became best friends at 14. She had the kind of laugh that turned heads in the cafeteria, and I was the quiet kid who always had her nose in a book. We were opposites—loud and shy, chaos and calm—but we fit. She brought me out of my shell; I gave her someone who truly listened.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Confessions
