Personal Stories

Imagine if you were in my shoes, 17 years old, born somewhere else but calling Australia home since you were 8, yet feeling more afraid than ever to step outside. That’s my reality. I’m an Indian girl, an Australian citizen,

As I peeked through the door, there she was…

Sitting on her bed, glasses resting on her nose, completely immersed in the newspaper.

So absorbed that she didn’t even notice someone had entered the room.

Aku tidak berencana masuk ke salon kecil di ujung gang di Jalan Cendana. Tapi hujan turun tiba-tiba—bukan hujan romantis seperti di film, melainkan hujan tropis Samarinda yang mengubah jalanan

It’s strange how silence doesn’t come all at once. We meet everyday, we fall in the same space, it’s like a shadows walking the same path but is never overlapping. How he treats me isn’t like how he used to,

By Erismar Nascimento

It was an intense relationship.
One of those that feel handwritten by fate. Full of passion, desire, love, fantasies, and trust. With every conversation, every heartfelt exchange, we built a bridge between two souls that seemed to

Being a teenager in a Cosby movie

High school in Lithonia felt like a different world compared to ninth grade at Mays High School in Atlanta. I was a city girl at heart,born into the rhythm of MARTA buses, weekend

Malam itu aku memutuskan untuk jalan kaki pulang dari gedung klien, meski jaraknya hampir tiga kilometer dan hujan gerimis mulai turun. Bukan karena ingin olahraga atau menghemat ongkos—tapi karena

Originally written in my notes on November 26, 2023, at 12:55 AM

sangat cliche buat bilangnya. tapi masih selalu dan akan selalu inget. gue emang tipikal yang

Picture this: a 22-year-old college graduate, armed with nothing but flip-flops, a water bottle, and the unshakeable confidence that comes from watching too many adventure movies. That was me, standing at the trailhead of what

Standing at the unmarked trail junction with my phone showing “No Service” and thick fog rolling in faster than I’d ever seen, I realized that fifteen years of hiking experience meant absolutely nothing if I hadn’t done my homework.