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Rain — the permission to rest I no longer needed anyone to give me

27 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nurnobi Islam

For the first time in longer than I want to admit, I didn't feel like I owed anyone an explanation for going quiet. It happened last Tuesday, when the sky didn't clear until evening. There was no urgency to it. No flooding to worry over, no umbrella...

Empty or exhausted — what a dried-out pen already knows about the wanting to

23 Aug 2026 3 minute read 2 comments Nurnobi Islam

I've started measuring time by how many days I can go without really looking at anyone. Not in the way people mean when they say they're tired of people. I still nod at the neighbor, still ask the cashier how her shift's going. What I mean is—I've g...

Midnight — the quiet relief of no longer needing to be legible to others

3 Jul 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Nurnobi Islam

The refrigerator hums before anything else does. At this hour, the house stops pretending it is full of plans. It becomes what it really is. A few dark rooms. A counter. A glass of water you poured for the shape of the gesture, not the thirst. Past...