The Fire That Burns the Self
A fire burns to disappear.Not to be owned, not to last—only to consume what no longer needs to remain. You are the fire, and you are the wood.You are the one who watches, and you…
The Pretender: A Short Story
Elias’s life had always been about adjusting, blending in just enough to avoid drawing attention. He’d learned early on to watch carefully, mimic others’ ways of talking, laughing, reacting. People seemed to follow a set…
The Power of “I Don’t Know”: Turning Fear into Freedom
We’ve all experienced that unsettling feeling when faced with a situation where we simply don’t know. It might be a big life decision, an uncertain future, or a question we can’t answer. But why does…