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The Gravity

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Ferdousi Akter

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4d ago

If Humans Came With a Warning Label, What Would Yours Say?

⚠️ Warning: I might remember your story for years, but I’ll probably forget your name in five minutes.

A quiet close-up shows a small warning label on a worn notebook. The label reads: “Warning: I will remember your story but forget your name.” Next to it, there’s a cracked teacup and a pen. Soft, warm light fills the scene. No faces appear. The mood is gentle, honest, and a little playful, with muted cream, sepia, brown, and gold tones.

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The Pillionaire Diaries

by

Ferdousi Akter

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Oct 28

Oh… That’s Where That Came From!

The moment I noticed my writing voice didn’t completely sound like me

A quiet close-up shows two pairs of hands pouring tea together, one older and one younger, moving in perfect sync but never touching. A cracked ceramic teacup sits below. Soft, warm light fills the scene. Faces are out of frame. The mood is tender, reflective, and quietly revealing. The colors are muted cream, sepia, brown, and gold.

Ali_MJfollower

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Oct 26

CHAPTER 3: The Funeral of Shattered Masks

The year 1386 AP (2007) was slowly creeping in. With the completion of my mandatory military service, I suddenly found myself with a wealth…

CHAPTER 3: The Funeral of Shattered Masks

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Write Your World

by

Ferdousi Akter

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Oct 24

Bite the Bullet: The Table Before the Call

Five objects. A phone call. The moments just before the waiting ends.

A very quiet, close-up of a small wooden table. On the table sits a cracked teacup with cold tea, a face-down phone, folded paper, a glass of water, and a bit of empty space. A soft lamp glows, lighting the scene. No human face appears in the frame. The moment feels both tense and gentle, carrying a quiet, intimate kind of courage. The colors are cream, sepia, brown, and gold.

Vividly Speaking - Vicki Aycock

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Oct 18

If my Tattoo Could Talk…

The scandalous memoir of Hazel, who survived a honeymoon brush with marital disaster, years of cruel name-calling, and finally got the…

If my Tattoo Could Talk…

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Film Courage

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Film Courage write.film.create

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Oct 18

Biggest Mistakes Writers Make With Memoirs — Tony DuShane

Film Courage: Tony, I know you help people with screenwriting, fiction writing, and I believe even memoir writing.

Biggest Mistakes Writers Make With Memoirs — Tony DuShane

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Writer Life

by

Vinod Bhardwaj

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Oct 11

Dropping Anchor on a Blank Page: What Years of Silence Taught Me About Finding My Voice

(Why the best writing advice isn’t about chasing fancy vocabulary, but honouring the courage to show up when memories come knocking)

Dropping Anchor on a Blank Page: What Years of Silence Taught Me About Finding My Voice

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The Gravity

by

Ferdousi Akter

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Oct 8

The Invisible Thread

How my mother’s silence taught me about dependency

The scene focuses quietly on a young woman’s hands holding a cracked ceramic teacup in a small, unfamiliar kitchen. A blurred photograph of an older woman hangs on the wall. Soft, warm light fills the space. No faces are visible. The mood feels tender, painful, and reflective. The colors are muted creams, sepia, brown, and gold.

L.C. Alonzo

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Oct 8

On Love and Murder

What my mother taught me about loving the unforgivable.

On Love and Murder

JERMAINE DANTE' BURSE

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Oct 7

Hindsight 20/20

I have spent years learning that clarity rarely arrives while we are inside the experience. Sometimes we only understand the meaning of a…

Hindsight 20/20