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The Sky Was Never Found
Eva Langley was a woman who trusted her instincts more than anyone she knew. Sometimes that meant small things-turning left instead of right on a familiar street, choosing tea over coffee. Other times, it meant decisions that shaped entire lifetimes.
By Jawad Ali7 months ago in Confessions
She Called It Healing, I Called It Survival
By [Hazrat ali] — A story about two people walking different paths under the same roof of pain. She sat on the floor most nights, cross-legged in the corner of the living room, eyes closed, soft music playing low like a heartbeat under the silence. A candle burned beside her—lavender or sage, sometimes sandalwood. She said the scent calmed her. She said she was healing.
By hazrat ali7 months ago in Confessions
Tea With a Stranger
Every morning at 9:00 sharp, she arrived. The small corner café on Linden Street knew her well. The baristas didn’t ask for her order anymore. A cup of Earl Grey with one sugar — always the same. She sat at the same table by the window, placed her worn brown purse on the right-hand chair, and stared outside like she was waiting for someone who might never come.
By The Pen of Farooq 7 months ago in Confessions
Malala’s Courage Still Echoes in My Heart
I still remember the first time I heard Malala Yousafzai’s name. I was barely a teenager, sitting alone in a dim, quiet room in my small town. The flickering light of our old TV filled the space as the news anchor’s voice trembled while reporting: “A young Pakistani girl was shot in the head by the Taliban… for wanting an education.”
By majid ali7 months ago in Confessions
Today’s People of the World
Today’s People of the World Today’s people of the world wake up to buzzing phones instead of birdsong. Before their feet hit the floor, they’ve already checked the weather, doom scrolled through headlines, liked a stranger’s vacation photo, and sighed at someone else's good fortune.
By Wings of Time 7 months ago in Confessions
I Opened a Stranger’s Letter by Mistake — Then Everything Changed
I wasn’t supposed to read it. The envelope was plain — no return address, no sender, just my name scribbled in uneven handwriting that felt both unfamiliar and eerily intimate. It had been slipped through my door sometime during the night. No stamp, no postal mark. It shouldn’t have been there.
By Muhammad Abuzar Badshah 7 months ago in Confessions
The surprising trend of converting to Islam around the world: Why people are choosing Islam despite Islamophobia.
The surprising trend of converting to Islam around the world: Why people are choosing Islam despite Islamophobia. He walked into the mosque wearing jeans, a flannel shirt, and carrying a book in his hand — The Qur’an.
By waseem khan7 months ago in Confessions
My Entry into the Workforce
I remember the day that I got hired for the first day of my full-time job. It was a front desk student affairs position directing students to student services and admission processing. I started on a Tuesday, the day after Labor Day, in September of 2013. The reason I was in a rush to work was because I desperately wanted to get married and have a family. This was just how my nineteen-year-old mind worked at the time. A job or career was a necessity in order to have a family. The girl I loved during the latter years of my teenager years moved away. Apparently, she didn’t want me to follow her across the country to go to the same university as her, even though I was more than willing to do so. I thought it would have been so amazing to attend the same university. Supposedly, from the counsel of her parents, they didn’t think I was the right person for her to be with anyhow. Or, maybe she just used them as an excuse… whatever.
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Confessions
Human Monsters Part 1. AI-Generated.
Edward Rowan was a man in his thirties, a recluse residing at the edge of town in his own private farm, having lost his family several years prior. Rowan cherished solitude, which is why he never married; however, the company of others never bothered him too much, as long as it was temporary. He was a large and athletic man, yet at first glance, no one would perceive the man wearing colorful Hawaiian shirts and straw hats as someone capable of walking several hundred meters without becoming breathless, let alone engaging in any athletic activities.
By ADIR SEGAL7 months ago in Confessions
