This is the letter I could not write for forty-six years. It is the story of a life lived in the space you left behind, a silence I am now ready to fill with my own words. I was born on a...
Sampler of Stories
A rotating collection of past stories…
Love brings love.
The moment I realised what an amazing person I am was when I met people that actually accepted me. I met my wonderful boyfriend in January of this year and with our every night out I can...
Thank you, daddy
How you feel is correct 100% of the time even when it feels disloyal. How you feel is correct 100% of the time. As Father’s Day approaches those of us with tumultuous relationships with...
A story about a DeafBlind little girl
Greetings My name is Ncebakazi Dotwana and i am 27 years old. I am a mother of two children, one of them is living with Deafness and Blindness, life has been challenging but I prayed for...
The lie that came true
The Lie That Came True — A True Story from Myanmar After the military coup, a young woman in Myanmar made a difficult choice: she quit her government job. Not everyone understood her...
From War to Welcome: My Journey in Hospitality
From War to Welcome: My Journey in Hospitality By Dharani Namasivayam I was born into conflict—not comfort. My earliest memories are of the Sri Lankan civil war, growing up at Nilaveli...
Light and thunder
My Children Will Be Light and Thunder My children will be wild— not reckless, but true. They will be fire-fed and water-wise, with roots deep in the earth and eyes full of stars. They...
Breaking the Mold
I am so afraid to speak publicly about how far I have come away from the traditional, religious, conservative upbringing I had. I am more than proud of who I’ve become, but in my...
My mom is leaving us and we are not ready
Good morning, I don’t really like sharing stories but today I feel like my mind will not be ok if I don’t share it somewhere. My mom got cancer for a lot of years and today, my grandma...
From the Ashes…… I Rise
“Where are you?”, this is the kind of a conversation i have with myself every morning , my mornings have become so tough, this is what happens after 5 years of running a...