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The People We Become After Goodbye
Goodbyes are among the most powerful moments in a human life. They rarely feel grand or dramatic when they happen. Sometimes they arrive quietly, disguised as a simple wave, a last message, or a door closing behind someone we once believed would always stay. Yet, long after the moment passes, we begin to realize that a goodbye does more than end a chapter—it reshapes who we are.
By Aiman Shahid7 days ago in Confessions
The Things We Never Said
There are conversations we have every day—casual greetings, quick messages, polite exchanges that fill the spaces between our busy lives. But beneath all those spoken words lies another world of silence. It’s a world filled with things we never said.
By Aiman Shahid8 days ago in Confessions
The Epstein Files: Secrets That Shook the Powerful
In recent years, few scandals have captured global attention as intensely as the revelations surrounding the Epstein files. These documents, testimonies, and legal records connected to financier Jeffrey Epstein have shaken public trust, raised difficult questions about elite power, and exposed how influence can shape justice. What began as allegations against a wealthy individual evolved into a worldwide conversation about accountability, secrecy, and the dangers of unchecked power.
By Aiman Shahid9 days ago in Confessions
What's My Name?
Alan Gold asked me about why I had a double name on Facebook and Vocal. I thought I had written about this on Seven Days In but I couldn’t find any trace of it to fill out this piece. I mean this is just about how I got a nickname and appropriated it for myself.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 11 days ago in Confessions
The Weight of Almost
There is a particular kind of ache that does not scream. It does not demand attention the way heartbreak does. It does not bruise the way failure does. It lingers quietly, settling somewhere between memory and imagination. It is the ache of almost.
By Aiman Shahid12 days ago in Confessions
Women History Month Celebrates: Ashley Bookashy
Nearly five years ago I started working at my current job and in the mornings when I first got there a girl in a red Kia parked next to me every morning. As this went on the first few months on the job we started interacting and joking about how we kept parking next to each other, but in time this great woman would end up being my best friend.
By Joe Patterson12 days ago in Confessions
She Doesn’t Even Go Here
Outcast, aberrant, different. That’s me… I never quite fit in anywhere. Not in school, not in social situations, or any environment for that matter. I was everybody’s friend, but no one‘s best friend. Good at a lot of things, great at nothing. Jack of all trades, master of none.
By Nicole Attenhofer12 days ago in Confessions
The Art of Starting Over
Starting over is rarely glamorous. It doesn’t always come with a motivational soundtrack or a perfectly filtered sunrise. More often, it arrives quietly — after a failure, a heartbreak, a job loss, a move to a new city, or even a silent realization that the life you built no longer feels like yours.
By Aiman Shahid13 days ago in Confessions
