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In my head, the hallway comes back like weather.
Radios collapsing into static until language turned to heat.
Flags rebranded as sticks, sticks promoted to weapons.
Mouths full of love that meant move.
#WritingAsWitness @therumpus.net
In my head, the hallway comes back like weather.
Radios collapsing into static until language turned to heat.
Flags rebranded as sticks, sticks promoted to weapons.
Mouths full of love that meant move.
#WritingAsWitness @therumpus.net
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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2/10
“Do you make a lot of money?” she asks.
“Right now I’m not making any money at all.”
“They forgot to pay you?”
“Not forgot,” I say. “The people in charge can’t agree.”
#EverydayHeroes #WritingAsWitness
“Do you make a lot of money?” she asks.
“Right now I’m not making any money at all.”
“They forgot to pay you?”
“Not forgot,” I say. “The people in charge can’t agree.”
#EverydayHeroes #WritingAsWitness
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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In a time of resolve, silence speaks louder than thunder. When strength shifts from struggle to release, there is no shame,only clarity.
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A Time of Resolve
On weariness, surrender, and the quiet breaking point of a nation
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September 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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The Villain Prophecy by Shain Parwiz.
The truth wears the villain’s face.
They needed a villain so the lie could breathe.
Fine, I’ll wear the teeth.
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#SystemicRot
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#DarkVerse
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The truth wears the villain’s face.
They needed a villain so the lie could breathe.
Fine, I’ll wear the teeth.
#TheVillainProphecy
#ShainParwizWrites
#ShainParwiz
#PoetryOfRefusal
#SystemicRot
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#DarkVerse
#NoMoreHeroes
August 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Autopsy of Absence ,first cut of the new series Guillotine Gospel by Shain Parwiz.
The report was written before I was.
I was erased before I ended.
Link in Bio.
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The report was written before I was.
I was erased before I ended.
Link in Bio.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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The cruelty wasn’t abstract this month—it was relentless.
A dozen essays. Each one a refusal to let silence win.
If this resonates, read or share. Quiet resistance matters.
#Defiance #WritingAsWitness #MemoryMatters #Substack
www.brittleviews.com/p/what-kind-...
A dozen essays. Each one a refusal to let silence win.
If this resonates, read or share. Quiet resistance matters.
#Defiance #WritingAsWitness #MemoryMatters #Substack
www.brittleviews.com/p/what-kind-...
What Kind of Nation Are We Becoming?
I didn’t set out to write a political series last month.
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May 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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You’re welcome to read, linger, and if it feels right—subscribe. I’m building a space for stories like this. Quiet ones that still carry weight.
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April 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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