Achievements
Real love story
Ali and Zara's story began in the narrow, old streets of Lahore. They lived in the same neighborhood, grew up playing together, and shared everything from childhood mischief to teenage secrets. What started as innocent friendship slowly bloomed into a love that neither of them ever needed to confess—it was just there, in every glance, every silence, every unspoken word. Ali was a quiet soul, a poet in the making. His notebooks were filled with verses about the stars, the moon, and love—love that had Zara’s name written all over it. She was his biggest critic and his biggest fan. Zara, on the other hand, was full of life—vibrant, fierce, and deeply emotional beneath her laughter. But life, as it often does, had its own plans. Zara’s parents arranged her marriage to someone from another city. A well-settled, respectable man with a promising future. The kind of match every parent dreams of for their daughter. When Ali heard the news, it felt like the ground beneath his feet had disappeared. He confronted her, heart in his throat. "Say something, Zara. Say you’ll fight for us," he pleaded. Zara's eyes welled up, but her voice was steady. "Ali... sometimes love isn’t enough. Sometimes we have to choose between what we want and what’s right." Her words cut deeper than any sword ever could. Ali didn’t argue. He knew she was caught between duty and desire, just like he was caught between holding on and letting go. The day of her wedding, it rained heavily. Ali sat alone on his rooftop, drenched in the storm, clutching his diary. His poetry smeared by the rain, his tears lost in the downpour. “I won’t blame you, Zara,” he wrote, “because even if time wasn’t ours, you always were.” Zara left, but for Ali, time stood still. He never left the neighborhood, never tried to forget. People said he was lost, mad even. But Ali knew the truth. He wasn’t mad—he was in love. And love, real love, doesn’t need presence. It survives in memories, in poems, in the scent of rain, and in old rooftops where dreams once sat under the stars. Every year, on Zara’s birthday, he’d light a candle on the same rooftop, whisper a new poem into the wind, and hope that somewhere, somehow, she felt it too. Because some love stories don’t end with marriage. Some love stories live on in separation. And some hearts never really say goodbye.
By Dr Gabriel about a year ago in Writers
And Now Come the Stories...
Yes, I have forgotten that I need to take a break... I am not sure what most of you like to do on your weekends, but I seem to be finding myself going through my dreams and ambitions, and finding that I have a book or two ready to go.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Writers
The Quiet Launch
At thirty-seven, I never thought of myself as an author. I taught high school English by day and scribbled in journals by night—poems, fragments, essays, pieces of things that never really felt finished. Over the years, I’d filled shelves with notebooks and hard drives with half-baked files, most of which I never looked at again.
By Robert P. Dresslerabout a year ago in Writers
Commencement Speech
The job market is worse than ever and you've probably heard other existentialist threats about your prospects. From the arts students out of work, to the science students judged on where they went rather than on what they can do. You're entering a market where it is basically impossible to have any quality of life without a degree according to the politicians. But here's the thing: the money isn't always the greatest thing about the work.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Writers
Manxel HRMS
Why Some Organizations Struggle with Integrating HR Systems Like Oracle HRMS into Their Existing SaaS Platforms By Manxel The adoption of modern technologies has made linking business systems a core component of expanding business activities and optimizing employee productivity. For a good number of organizations, however, integrating a robust human resources system such as Oracle HRMS into their SaaS platforms is anything but simple. Corporations tend to hit roadblocks that stall or completely derail integration attempts in spite of Oracle HRMS’s full-bodied features.
By Abbas Haiderabout a year ago in Writers
Shane Windmeyer: Champion of LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Campus Advocacy
Shane Windmeyer, born and raised in North Carolina, is a nationally recognized activist, author, and educator whose life’s work centers on advancing LGBTQ+ rights, particularly within higher education. As the founder and executive director of Campus Pride, Windmeyer has been a trailblazer in creating safer, more inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ students across the United States. His dedication has not only shaped policy and cultural attitudes but has also empowered countless students to embrace their identities with pride.
By Shane Windmeyerabout a year ago in Writers
