Blog — Amaan's Journal

Chronicle

Forever the lord of his own heart, eternally blessed by the youth of his own soul.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 15, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

If Trees Could Talk

If trees could talk, oh how the forest would groan.

Of a tale of a boy who wandered into them all alone.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 14, 202231 Days of Content Challenge, Poetry

Remembrance

A story about honouring friendship.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 13, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

The Inner Voice

The inner voice repeated its call once again.

‘You should write.’

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 12, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

Unconditional

A piece inspired by a recent visit home.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 11, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

A Clash of Personas

There is strife brewing within me.

Articles, ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 10, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

Other Side of the Coin

A piece inspired by a collection of musings.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 9, 202231 Days of Content Challenge, Top Picks

A Wandering Mind

Tonight, a restless mind grows weary with each passing thought…

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 8, 202231 Days of Content Challenge, Top Picks

Tainted

Trigger Warning: sexual assault

So he endured the transpired events alone in his mind.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 7, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

The Kite Runner: A poignant reminder of Afghanistan’s tragic history

The Kite Runner is an intricately-layered tragedy weaved through Afghanistan’s tumultuous history.

Thoughts On ...Amaan AkhtarMarch 6, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

A Relic of the Past

An immortality barren of purpose, but ripened with despair.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 5, 202231 Days of Content Challenge, Top Picks, Most Popular

Pandemonium

It was as if the entire world decided to compress all its noise to aggravate Phillipe. Was this a conspiracy against him? Did the rest of humanity want him to leave his work unfinished?

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 4, 202231 Days of Content Challenge, Most Popular

The Intruder

My hands grasp tightly onto the Hand of Fatima pendant draped around my neck: the palm-shaped amulet has warded off evil before (at least that’s what I like to believe).

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 3, 202231 Days of Content Challenge

Kneaded Attention

The dough seemed desperate for a symbiotic relationship with anything in sight. He was in for a brawl.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 2, 202231 Days of Content Challenge, Top Picks

Spring’s First Whisper

Spring will not submit to winter’s oppression.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMarch 1, 202231 Days of Content Challenge, Top Picks

A Flicker of Hope

When he reached the summit his journey would be over. A reunion with heaven was his final wish. It would not be taken from him tonight.

ProseAmaan AkhtarFebruary 26, 2022Flash Fiction

One Year Later… A Story of Slow-Growth

Much like the saying goes: “Good things come to those who wait.”

ArticlesAmaan AkhtarMarch 29, 2021Top Picks

(re)Kindling the Festive Spirit

“Much like how I never thought I’d be giddy with festive cheer and merry with spirit, everything changes with time.”

ArticlesAmaan AkhtarDecember 25, 2020

Rise and Shine

Dawn rises. Liquid gold seeps through the dismal sky. Daylight intrudes into the bedroom, piercing the curtain veil. It casts its sultry glare onto the sole inhabitant…

ProseAmaan AkhtarSeptember 4, 2020Top Picks, Flash Fiction

Some Days

Some days are just wildly unpredictable.

ProseAmaan AkhtarMay 8, 2020

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