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-...

In a time of resolve, silence speaks louder than thunder. When strength shifts from struggle to release, there is no shame,only clarity.

#WritingAsWitness #SocialProse #OpEd #PoeticResistance #TimeOfResolve

open.substack.com/pub/jamesnmc...

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.

#TheVillainProphecy
#ShainParwizWrites
#ShainParwiz
#PoetryOfRefusal
#SystemicRot
#WritingAsWitness
#DarkVerse
#NoMoreHeroes

The Floor
by Shain Parwiz

November 24th – December 6th, 2025

Live Dec 15 · 7:30 AM EST / 7:30 PM SGT

A quiet return. A true one.

🔗 open.substack.com/pub/shainpar...

#TheFloor #ShainParwizWrites #WritingAsWitness #RealStories #RawProse #TeachingJourney

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.

#AutopsyOfAbsence
#GuillotineGospel
#ShainParwiz
#WritingAsWitness
#DarkVerse
#ClinicalHorror
#PoetryOfRefusal

Summons by Shain Parwiz
The joker is still grinning.

One injured hand writing everything they’ll read in court.

📅 March 11 · 6:30 PM SGT / 6:30 AM EST

🔗
open.substack.com/pub/shainpar...

#Summons #ShainParwizWrites #PoetryOfWitness #WritingAsWitness

Let the People Breathe — Shain Parwiz
The grime on them is the blood of the people.

Uniforms pressed. Pardons ready.

March 1 · 6:30 AM EST / 6:30 PM SGT
Here's the link: open.substack.com/pub/shainpar...

#LetThePeopleBreathe #ShainParwizWrites #PoliticalPoetry #WritingAsWitness

If you’ve ever struggled to hold onto the last moments, this gentle guide is for you.

orionslegacyediting.com/blog

#WritingAsWitness #EndOfLifeWriting #GriefAndCompassion #SacredStorytelling #LegacyWriting #LoveInWords

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.

#BrittleViews #personalessays #emotionaltruth #fictionthatheals #writingaswitness #substackwriters #griefandgrace

6/10
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

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