Stream of Consciousness
The Day Everything Changed
It was a Tuesday, the kind of day no one expects anything from. The skies were stubbornly gray, coffee was bitter no matter how much sugar I added, and my inbox was overflowing with emails I didn't care to answer. I was 28, living in a cramped one-bedroom apartment in a city I didn’t love, working a job that paid well but quietly siphoned the soul from my bones.
By Muhammad Hashim8 months ago in Confessions
Why can't lost People Return?
Loss is an inevitable reality of life. Every one of us, at some point, experiences the departure of someone dear—whether through death, distance, or emotional disconnection. The pain that follows can feel unbearable. Our minds whisper questions like Why did this happen? or Can I ever feel whole again? But amid the sorrow, one truth stands unshaken: people we lose can't come back. This truth is harsh but necessary, and how we respond to it defines the course of our healing and future.
By Keramatullah Wardak8 months ago in Confessions
A Father’s Promise
Breaking the Cycle: Why My Children Will Never Question My Love I spent most of my life wondering if I would ever hear the words, “I’m proud of you.” Not from a stranger. Not from a mentor. From my father. The man whose harsh words and painful strikes carved deeper than any silence ever could. As a boy, I carried that question everywhere—into my work, my relationships, and my reflection in the mirror. Would I ever be enough?
By Codi Hamm9 months ago in Confessions
A story of faith
It wasn’t something I’d ever thought I needed to push me towards god. But somehow god knew it was. In the beginning I wanted to die, I wanted to let it all go. I wanted to give up. It opened my eyes to who I truly was though. To the discomfort of the ultimate failures, sins, and flaw I had that I didn’t think I did.
By Cerina Galvan9 months ago in Confessions
I Found My Doppelgänger—Then She Stole My Life. AI-Generated.
The first time I saw her, I thought I was hallucinating from stress. There I was, sitting across the café, sipping my favorite caramel macchiato in my denim jacket with the sunflower pin on the collar. Same scar above the left eyebrow from the bike accident I’d had at twelve. Same nervous habit of twisting a strand of hair around my finger.
By Ophelia9 months ago in Confessions
How to Read Synchronicities Like a Mystic
I used to think signs were just random. But then, life gave me moments that seemed too perfect to be chance. It began with small things. A friend would call just when I thought of them. Books would open to the exact page I needed.
By Wilson Igbasi9 months ago in Confessions
Whispers Between the Lines: A Story They Never Told Out Loud
She found the letter tucked between the last few pages of an old novel—Wuthering Heights, its cover frayed and spine cracked with time. A book her mother once read aloud on long monsoon nights, her voice trembling as though she lived inside each page.
By Muhammad Hashim9 months ago in Confessions
Click. Crave. Repeat.
Some cravings don’t live in bottles or needles—they live in the quiet click of a mouse. There was nothing particularly extraordinary about **Eli Graves**—not at first glance. He worked in IT for a mid-sized firm, had a small apartment in the city, ordered the same pad thai every Friday, and liked his socks organized by color. He was quiet, polite, and kept his head down. No red flags. No chaos.
By Gabriela Tone9 months ago in Confessions
The Meat King’s Curse
In the neon-lit city of Argent Vale, a culinary revolution had taken hold. The streets buzzed with food trucks, pop-up kitchens, and steakhouses, all centered around one man: Rex "The Meat King" Maddox. A former MMA fighter turned food icon, Rex was a mountain of muscle with a larger-than-life personality—and an even larger appetite.
By Gabriela Tone9 months ago in Confessions
