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Cabin on the Lake
I had come to the cabin to write and was left alone. It was the last month of fall, the kind of weather that smelled like stale wood smoke and wet pine. I had six weeks of vacation, a suitcase, five unread novels, and every intention of going back to my old self. No phone. No internet. Just books and silence.
By Echoes of Life7 months ago in Confessions
“Why Most People Are Living Someone Else’s Dream”
CHAPTER 1: THE LIFE THAT WAS NEVER MINE When I was 7 years old, I told my mother I wanted to be an astronaut. I had drawn rockets on the walls, imagined floating among stars, and memorized every planet in our solar system. She smiled politely and said, “That’s nice, sweetie. But you’ll be a doctor, just like your father.”
By Hamza Habib7 months ago in Confessions
The Last Letter I Never Sent
The Last Letter I Never Sent It’s funny how we carry people with us — not just in memory, but in the way we smile, the way we hesitate before saying certain words, the way we look at the rain. I used to watch the rain with my mother. She said it made the world clean again. I didn’t understand it then. I was only ten the last time I saw her. One Friday afternoon, she left to pick up a birthday cake for my brother. She wore her favorite green scarf and that lipstick she only used on “happy days.” She never came home. A drunk driver ran a red light and took her from us in seconds. They told us she died instantly. I always wondered if she felt anything — if she knew we were waiting.
By noor ul amin7 months ago in Confessions
The Urge to Tell the Unspoken
In every society, there exists a threshold — an invisible line that separates what can be said from what must remain hidden. These silences are often inherited, passed down through generations like heirlooms no one asked for. We carry them in our families, in our classrooms, in the pauses between our sentences. And some of us, without quite meaning to, feel the urge to disturb that silence.
By IHTISHAM UL HAQ7 months ago in Confessions
The Summer Fireworks Never Came
The cicadas were louder than usual that summer. Their voices echoed through the empty streets of my hometown, a sleepy coastal city where nothing ever really changed. The train still clattered past the rice fields at the same slow pace. The air smelled of salt, cut grass, and memories.
By Takashi Nagaya7 months ago in Confessions
The Day I Stopped Apologizing for Existing. AI-Generated.
Title: The Day I Stopped Apologizing for Existing For as long as I can remember, I apologized for simply existing. It started small. “Sorry for bothering you.” “Sorry for asking.” “Sorry, I didn’t mean to take up space.”
By Straylight7 months ago in Confessions
The Engineers Made a Very Big Mistake in the Construction of the Burj Khalifa
When we look at the Burj Khalifa, we see a masterpiece of modern architecture. It is the tallest building in the world and a symbol of progress and pride for Dubai. However, behind the shining glass, strong steel, and stunning height, there lies a serious engineering issue — a big mistake that many people don’t know about. This mistake was not a small error, but one that could have caused major problems for the city and the environment.
By aadam khan7 months ago in Confessions
