Embarrassment
The High-Altitude Trap
My wife and I have a pretty noticeable height difference. I'm a whole foot and a half taller than her, which you'd think would just be a normal part of life. But in reality, it shows up in some pretty mundane ways, like when I reach the top shelf for pantry stuff, grab her coat from the closet, or change a lightbulb without yanking out the step stool. All pretty standard taller-spouse chores. Although it wasn't until pretty early on in our marriage that I started to catch on to a little bonus that came with being the taller partner.
By Dadson Wanjohi 2 months ago in Confessions
The Real Reason You Hate Sincerity
You sit across from him. He finishes the sentence. You cannot find the right face to wear. A smile feels wrong. A cold look seems rude. You freeze in the gap—a no‑man’s‑land with no exit. He told the truth, but you wish he had kept his mouth shut.
By Jin2 months ago in Confessions
Best Memory or Worst Mistake
I had a best friend at 17. She was that one person in my whole life that I was closer to than my own family members. We'd sit together at lunch and text each other about nothing until one of us fell asleep in the middle of a conversation. And the times when she'd laugh at something absolutely ridiculous I'd just said, I would feel like I won something. I never felt like I needed a girlfriend, really. She was taking up that space in my life, and I felt like something good would come out of it.
By Dadson Wanjohi 2 months ago in Confessions
I Am The Laziest Vocal Creator. Content Warning.
Introduction Every piece I write that is less than six hundred words makes me feel that I am the laziest of all Vocal Creators. The music is "Lazyitis" by The Happy Mondays. Appropriate? I think so.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Confessions
The Real Reason The US Army Can't Fill Its Ranks
In fiscal year 2022, the U.S. Army recruited 44,901 new soldiers against a target of 60,000 — a completion rate of 74.8%. This marked one of the lowest recruitment figures since the inception of the all-volunteer force in 1973. During the same period, approximately 71% of Americans aged 17–24 were ineligible for service due to obesity, drug use, criminal records, or failure to meet academic standards. Among the small minority who were eligible, only about 9% expressed a willingness to enlist.
By Jin3 months ago in Confessions
The Name
I must begin with the name, although the name explains nothing. Ivan. There are millions of Ivans, perhaps, and each one is innocent of the others; but people do not believe this. Give a man a name and they will build a country around him, furnish it with prisons, churches, tanks, grandmothers in black shawls, drunken uncles, snow, icons, and secret police--and then demand that he confess to having lived there.
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR3 months ago in Confessions
How Horse Riding Taught Me Masturbation
It was just a regular afternoon ride with this bay gelding named Ranger. Nothing special about the day. Warm, dusty, the usual trail through the oaks behind the barn. My instructor had already sent me off for a cool-down alone. So it was just me and him, walking then trotting then settling into this easy canter.
By Chahat3 months ago in Confessions
Be Body Positive
Introduction As a child, I was fat, although I didn't realise it until I started getting called names at school. My mum always gave me lots to eat, but I still played football, went on mentally long walks and rode my bike to school (a couple of miles), so it's not like I was lazy though I did read a lot. My brother did the same and was thin as a rake, so go figure that.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Confessions
