Jan 10, 2020The Black DayI was born in 2007, in Peshawar, a city in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. My mother is a housewife and my father owns a grocery store. When I hear my parents talk about money, it does not seem stressful, so I don’t worry. I have my own worries. …Short Story8 min readShort Story8 min read
Jan 8, 2020The Last TimeLying in a steaming bath-tub, water lapped against my naked body. The pressure of the clear liquid surrounding me made the bruises on my hips ache, the heat made my head foggier than a dock at sunrise. This was the twenty-seventh time, yet I was still with him. I sunk…Abuse9 min readAbuse9 min read
Jan 8, 2020Member-onlyIt Was Just UsFrom Georgia to Germany to South Korea to Vietnam to Saudi Arabia, it was a love where distance was irrelevant.Military9 min readMilitary9 min read
Jan 8, 2020Even Weirdos Deserve LoveI was born January 18, 1974, in Spokane (now Spokane Valley), Washington. I suppose that at the beginning I had a fairly normal toddlerhood, meaning I grew, I learned, I tried to get into trouble and all that.Mental Health9 min readMental Health9 min read
Jan 8, 2020A Walk to CherishMy parents had no idea anything was wrong with me when I was born in 1984 in Singapore. In fact, I seemed perfectly normal until about age four. That’s when I began walking on my toes with a sort of limp, as if I were to topple over at any…Fitness9 min readFitness9 min read
Jan 8, 2020Member-onlyStepping into Big Farming BootsI was born July 22, 1996 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. I grew up feeling like an only child, as my siblings were much older. My relationship with my siblings was good, but I didn’t see them very much. And for that reason, my parents were my best friends. They…Death7 min readDeath7 min read
Jan 8, 2020It All Became ClearOn March 16th, 1993, I was born and became another inconvenience to add to my parents’ list. My father left my hometown of Harrison, Arkansas when I was still a baby and never came back to us, and my mother’s on-again-off-again relationship with drugs eventually had me living with my…Love9 min readLove9 min read
Jan 8, 2020In the Game of LifeQuirky and awkward. That’s how most people saw me in middle school and high school. I was the big kid with clumsiness in his DNA, who spent most of his time in front of the TV playing video games. But the people who made fun of me didn’t realize why…Gaming9 min readGaming9 min read
Jul 3, 2019Member-onlyAs Our Dreams UnfoldLike some girls do, I used to dream of my marriage. On this day, I imagined myself in a white dress, surrounded by the people I love. I would fix my gaze on that of my dear and tender. This man — tall, slender, and a young, beautiful complexion of…Family9 min readFamily9 min read
Jul 3, 2019Let It BeMy life began in 1967 in Long Island, New York. My dad was always in my peripheral vision, but as a busy musician, he never really stayed long enough for me or my older sister to get to know him well until I was a teenager. I spent the majority…Music9 min readMusic9 min read