Stream of Consciousness
The House at the Edge of the Woods. AI-Generated.
I didn’t expect anyone to answer when I knocked on the door of the old house. It had been empty for as long as I could remember, the roof sagging, the porch half-rotted through. My friends dared me to go up, but they didn’t follow.
By Ali7 months ago in Confessions
Sent Home for Scratching
The year was 1983, and I was in the third grade. My middle half-brother and I were living with our grandmother while our mother found a more stable place for us to live. During this time, we attended a school that was only four blocks from her home, and we'd walk there every day.
By Mother Combs7 months ago in Confessions
The Unexpected
Introduction This is just a stream of consciousness about things that have happened unexpectedly over the last couple of days. These are, actually, in my opinion, positive things, just things that were unplanned or I didn't expect to happen, and I suppose that most of the time, life is like that.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Confessions
The Community Garden
Leo, a quiet man who found more solace in the soil than in human conversation, spent most of his evenings tending his plot at the community garden. His hands, calloused and earthy, created beauty from barren ground, but his heart remained a tangled mess of unexpressed feelings. For years, he had carried a secret, a small act of betrayal against his childhood friend, Maya, that had festered into a deep-seated regret. He’d never confessed, and the silence between them had grown into an uncomfortable chasm.
By Momin Shah7 months ago in Confessions
The Unsent Letter
Eleanor lived a life meticulously constructed around unspoken truths. Her art, vibrant and expressive, was the only place where her true feelings dared to surface, a stark contrast to the calm, composed exterior she presented to the world. A successful architect, she designed buildings that soared, yet her own emotional foundations felt perpetually shaky, built on a secret she had carried since her youth.
By Momin Shah7 months ago in Confessions
I Judged Someone Too Quickly—and I Was Totally Wrong
We judge people all the time, often without realizing it. A glance, a tone of voice, a facial expression—we take fragments of a person and create a story in our minds. I used to think I was particularly skilled at reading people. I relied on intuition, on my gut, and I was confident that I could assess someone’s character within moments of meeting them. That belief came crashing down the day I judged someone too quickly—and learned just how wrong I could be.
By Muhammad Asim7 months ago in Confessions
"Generation Z and the Crisis of Democratic Faith in Europe
Generation Disillusioned: The Democratic Crisis Among Europe’s Youth Written by: Huzaifa Khan Introduction In 2025, a YouGov study commissioned by the Tui Foundation revealed a growing crisis of faith in democracy among European youth. Only 57% of those aged 16–26 believe democracy is the best form of government. This essay explores the root causes of this disillusionment and argues that while frustrations are valid, the solution lies in reforming—not rejecting—democracy.
By Huzaifa Haroon7 months ago in Confessions
