Ruby Astari
Stories (23/0)
The Boy at The Football Stadium
I was called in with the forensic team of the local police after that tragedy. A day after the huge riot at the football stadium with over a hundred casualties – dead and wounded, there were many items that we needed to collect as evidence from all the litter scattered around. Used plastic bottles, shards of broken glass bottles, food wrappers, vomit stains, tear gas residue, blood ...
By Ruby Astari15 days ago in Horror
Me versus The Slanderers
I’m an angry person. I admit it. Nobody’s perfect, but I won’t make that an excuse to just lash out at anybody. I’m not the kind of woman who simply throws a hissy fit or just hit anybody when I feel hurt or that my wishes are not granted. I find that too childish.
By Ruby Astari2 months ago in Confessions
Quit Playing Victim! These 5 Reasons Are Probably Why They Won’t Speak To You
So you used to be close. You went places together. You shared your stories heart-to-heart with each other and became supportive of one another like best friends normally do. However, lately they have been avoiding you. Your text messages go unreplied. Your social media and meme posts are on without their likes and comments.
By Ruby Astari9 months ago in Confessions
5 Signs You Have Already Been Confident Enough With Yourself
How do you know that you have been confident enough? Do you have to possess certain skills to avoid insecurity? Does this mean you have never said the wrong things in public? Do you always do everything right and appear flawless before their eyes?
By Ruby Astari11 months ago in Lifehack
In Your Sleep
Nobody asked you to be tough and to always stand tall for everybody. I didn't know where you'd gotten the idea from. A few months after your father's funeral, you moved out. That new job was located far away from home. You needed a rented room nearby, because the traffic was always heavy.
By Ruby Astariabout a year ago in Fiction
Through These (Tired) Eyes
For me, being 41 means having seen a lot more than I sometimes really want to know. It means having heard stuff that I can’t always put up with – yet I have to either keep quiet about it or speak my mind up. Proper timing is the key and ... let’s just be honest, shall we? Sometimes there isn’t just that.
By Ruby Astariabout a year ago in Families
A Present For Teenage Ruby
Dear, Teenage Ruby, Happy birthday. It’s 4 November 2022. I’m 41. Like no idea why so many people who know me in Indonesia are worried about this, I am still single. You would probably be freaking out to hear this future prediction of yours, but relax. Let me tell you the reason not to worry so much about this.
By Ruby Astariabout a year ago in Motivation
A Letter From Your Weird, Second Daughter
Dear Ma, I know we don’t really talk much. You might probably deny that as usual, but we don’t really communicate. Everytime we meet, we only speak of our daily, mundane stuff. I understand that you’re tired. You now have to spend the rest of your twilight years without Dad, because he passed away in 2014.
By Ruby Astari2 years ago in Confessions