Childhood
People Don't Want to Be Fixed. Honorable Mention in I Made It Worse Challenge.
It began with my birth. That's how we met, after all. And I suppose things were fine up until the divorce. Or maybe even after. Maybe things were fine until the affair. And actually maybe things were fine then, too, all the way up until the death. Not of you or I, but of your second husband. That's when the slow breakdown---the avalanche of us---began.
By Raine Neal5 months ago in Confessions
Can Love Be Too Much?
Can love be too much? Can it smother, wither, and rot? I am so sorry you were the one who had to find out. I remember tiptoeing to your room every morning, a heart full of hope, a head full of promises. You were so beautiful, dressed in purple and green, shining with life; I was not. You didn't care. And I admired you, for you were everything I was not.
By Sasha Desideri5 months ago in Confessions
The Phantom Who Listened Beyond Language
Before I start writing, I always open YouTube and search for a song or a soundtrack to listen to. Today, I found a song I used to hear during my childhood. Back then, as a Moroccan child, I did not understand the lyrics at all - I was only fascinated by the feeling of the song itself. It felt as if the child within me chose what to listen to instinctively.
By LUCCIAN LAYTH5 months ago in Confessions
Dade: Chapter 1
I was popular in high school for, like, one second. I spent most of my life as an outcast but for one brief and long-awaited tour of being well-liked. And it was all thanks to my friend, Dade. He was handsome and funny and kind, and he liked all the coolest bands and movies. Everyone loved him, and being friends with him made me cool by extension.
By E. M. Otten5 months ago in Confessions
Who Is the Killer of the World?
Who Is the Killer of the World? The world is a beautiful place filled with mountains, rivers, forests, oceans, animals, and billions of human beings. Nature provides everything needed for life: clean air, fresh water, food, and shelter. However, today the world is facing serious problems such as pollution, war, climate change, hunger, violence, and destruction of natural resources. Many people ask an important question: “Who is the killer of the world?” The answer is simple but painful. Humans themselves are becoming the biggest killers of the world through greed, selfishness, hatred, and carelessness.
By Wings of Time 5 months ago in Confessions
The Ocean That Whispered Your Name
The ocean had always been there. Constant. Unchanging. Endless. But it had never called her before. Lina noticed it on a quiet evening, when the sky melted into soft shades of gold and blue, and the shoreline stretched like a thought that refused to end.
By Abuzar khan5 months ago in Confessions
The Silence Between My Words
My journey as a writer began when I was just 12 years old, in the 4th grade. I still remember that moment with a strange kind of clarity, as if it wasn’t just a memory but a page that never faded. My first essay was about nature. Simple, unpolished, yet alive with the excitement of a child discovering that words could hold feelings.
By Bismillah Achakzai5 months ago in Confessions
