The Empty Promise She replayed the last conversation countless times, as though repetition might reveal a hidden detail. The words themselves were ordinary—nothing that should have signalled an ending. But…
The Effort It Takes A few months ago, I sat across from a close friend at our usual café — the kind with chipped ceramic mugs, jazz humming softly through…
The Weight of a Name Mira always hated Sunday dinners. They were loud, exhausting affairs where the weight of unspoken words pressed down on her shoulders heavier than the steam…
The Forgotten Applause Daniel was the kind of person who worked in the shadows. He liked it that way—or at least, that’s what he told himself. At 31, he had…
"The Last Train Home" It was nearly midnight when the last train pulled into the station. The platform was empty except for Mia, clutching her coat tightly around her shoulders…
“The Train Station” It was late autumn, and the air carried a bite of impending winter. At a bustling train station in a city neither of them called home, Ella…