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View Allđź’” The Price of the Past
The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the park bench where Elias sat with Clara. At thirty-six, his face held a handsome weariness; at …
Read MoreLife Starts at 40
When Lina turned forty, she threw herself a funeral. Not the tragic kind—with sobs and lilies—but a proper burial for all the versions of her …
Read MoreVelwyn Nights Chapter 5: The Scent of Iron
By dusk, the Watchers had vanished. But the silence they left behind was a warning more than a comfort. Selene packed quickly—bundles of herbs, spell-scrolls, …
Read MoreVelwyn Nights Chapter 4: The Thread Between
Morning came with a hush. Ronan woke to the scent of jasmine and smoke, her body curled against his like a spell still unfolding. Selene …
Read MoreVelwyn Nights Chapter 3: Ash and Amber
Ronan stayed in the forest that night. He didn't mean to. It was like falling asleep in a dream and waking up more awake than …
Read MoreVelwyn Nights Chapter 2: Feverroot and Flame
Ronan didn’t return the next night. He returned that morning, before the sun had fully risen, as though sleep itself had rejected him. The forest …
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View AllThe Love Renewed
Eliza felt the sun caress her hair, turning the silver strands into gold. She smiled as she hung the silk lanterns on the porch, their …
Read MoreReconnection
Anya felt a pang of loneliness as she watched the couple walk by. They were holding hands, smiling, and laughing, oblivious to the world around …
Read MoreThe Betrayal
The Betrayal Tom and Lisa walked home from school, their backpacks heavy with books. Tom had a list of groceries to buy for their mother, …
Read MoreMy First Story
I didn't expect this feeling to hit me like a dodgeball to the gut during Mr. Johnson's epic history lecture on, like, the bubonic plague …
Read MoreThe Forgotten Club | Part One
Olivia had always loved mysteries. From reading detective novels to solving petty neighborhood disputes, she’d done it all. But when she found the dusty old …
Read MoreThe Love Letter
She found the letter in her mailbox. It was written on a fine paper, with a delicate handwriting. It was addressed to her, but it …
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Ethan nearly dropped his coffee when he saw him. Across the café, a man sat alone, flipping through a book with the same lazy concentration …
Read MoreThe Ring from the Sky
The ground shook as the metallic ring plummeted from the heavens, crashing into a cassava field just outside the quiet Kenyan village of Mbereko. Farmers …
Read MoreThe Gharial's Tears
The river, ancient and winding, carried its story through the heart of India, flowing steadily beneath the sky where the stars whispered secrets to the …
Read MoreThe Nightingale’s Last Song
The old woman sat in her weathered armchair, its floral fabric faded by decades of sunlight streaming through the window. Her name was Shirin, but …
Read MoreThe Last Letter
The fire was closing in. Lena didn’t have much time. The sky was thick with smoke, and the wind carried embers like burning confetti. The …
Read MoreThe Biggest Strife
He had loved her since he was a young boy, and she had loved him back. They grew up together, they went to school together, …
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