Shadow, Fiction Fatiha Rahimatuz Zahra Shadow, Fiction Fatiha Rahimatuz Zahra

The Classical Piano Blues

The Classical Piano Blues is a short story telling a moment of oneself pouring its heart out when having no one to talk to; being blatantly honest about their feelings upon finding sounds and visuals alike their past incident, clues of unspoken past inciting the mind to act oddly–– a little crazier.

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Shadow, Fiction, Essays Lucy Stacklin Shadow, Fiction, Essays Lucy Stacklin

between these boardwalks

This piece explores my sentiments between two people, I'd get lost in my thoughts, although never to the point where I couldn't separate reality from fantasy, yet I have a tendency to choose the latter. Writing this helped me reckon that I can no longer cling onto the hope that resides in 'what if's. The only way onwards is to let go.

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Nostalgia, Fiction NADINE Nostalgia, Fiction NADINE

Perayaan yang Tertunda

Perayaan yang Tertunda adalah sebuah karya fiksi yang bercerita tentang kisah seorang gadis yang menyimpan kenangan manis sekaligus pahit pada musim gugur. Nostalgia yang selalu gadis itu rindukan, tapi untuk merindukannya pun terasa sakit. Pada akhirnya kenangan itu tetaplah kenangan, yang sudah menjadi bagian dari dirinya.

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Fiction, Nostalgia eustokia eira Fiction, Nostalgia eustokia eira

i don’t have to weep

The harsh past, a tapestry woven out of memories and barbed wire. The unclear future, a carpet of mist and shadows. Evidently, this time I am choosing to go back down memory lane to dissect the shattered pieces of my childhood.

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Fiction, Nostalgia Michael Christianis Fiction, Nostalgia Michael Christianis

Barriers

Barriers is a short story about two people who have a conversation light at night in front of a diner. This piece focuses on the idea that sometimes memories and the past leaves us stagnant and paralyzed. It highlights just the process of recalling incomprehensibly about experiences and memories we don't really know how to process but are comfortable enough to open up; with no expectation of either person understanding what we really mean.

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Fiction, Oddity Amelia Putri Qatarina Fiction, Oddity Amelia Putri Qatarina

the innocent criminal

Anxiety threatened to slaughter my legs as I gradually rose from my appointed seat. Breath uneven, legs unstable, pulse racing… I scanned the court room, its almighty intimidating bright light fixated upon my trembling body.

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