Aarsh Malik
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Poet, Storyteller, and Healer.
Sharing self-help insights, fiction, and verse on Vocal.
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Stories (62)
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Tender Reverie
Light gathers on the wall as if the day itself is whispering a secret. A small girl stands barefoot on the wooden floor, her dress breathing around her like a soft cloud, and above her rises a silhouette too tall to belong to her world. The shadow-woman, carved in gold and dusk, leans toward her with hair that moves like time caught in mid-shiver.
By Aarsh Malik2 months ago in Poets
When Success Sends Parents Away
The taxi did not wait. It dropped Anna at the entrance of the care home, unloaded two suitcases, and disappeared down a clean European street lined with cafés and bicycles. Her daughter had already left. A meeting. A flight. A life that could not pause.
By Aarsh Malik2 months ago in Humans
Humility in Motion
Life moves crazy fast these days. Everything happens in a second. Phones, computers, notifications everywhere. You can order food in minutes. Message someone on the other side of the world. Scroll through endless news without even moving. And yet sometimes I catch myself wondering, do we ever stop and think about anyone but ourselves?
By Aarsh Malik2 months ago in Humans
Broken Wings
Sasha "Sash" Torres stared at her phone, heart hammering in her chest. The news flashed across the screen—Mara "M" Williams found dead in alley, overdose suspected. The words hit like a physical blow, and she felt the room tilt around her, the floor beneath her feet becoming a distant memory.
By Aarsh Malik2 months ago in Fiction
