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Kappa and the Plastic Cucumber
Kawa, the kappa, sat at the edge of his polluted river, flicking a plastic bottle into the current with his webbed fingers. He hadn’t tasted a fresh cucumber in years. …
The Silent March
Evelyn Harris stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the wide-brimmed hat atop her head. The reflection staring back at her wasn’t quite the woman she used to be. The …
In the Shadow of the Dome
The cold wind cut through Sarah’s coat as she stood outside the Capitol, her breath visible in the icy air. She had come to Washington to see history in the …
a villain.
دیگر از شرور بودن خسته شدهام. (نشدهام.) معنی انسان بد بودن را زمانی متوجه شدم که آرزوی مرگ شخصی را کردم. قبل از آن چنان خودم را معصوم میدانستم که …
Lost, In The Sky He Loved So Much
He had always wanted to be a pilot. Ever since he was a kid, he would gaze at the sky and imagine himself flying among the clouds. He studied hard, …
Life is Short
افسوس که نامه جوانی طی شد و آن تازه بهار زندگانی دی شد آن مرغ طرب که نام او بود شباب افسوس ندانم که کی آمد کی شد Alas, the …
The Exchange
Amal sat on the worn cushion by the window, her hands trembling as they twisted the edges of her headscarf. Outside, the village hummed with an uneasy tension, its narrow …
Fate
آن روز که توسن فلک زین کردند و آرایش مشتری و پروین کردند این بود نصیب ما ز دیون قضا ما را چه گنه قسمت ما این کردند The day …
The Corruption Algorithm
In the year 2205, humans had long since been freed from the grind of work. Robots did everything—farming, construction, medicine, even art. The world was peaceful, productive, and—perhaps most importantly—unburdened …
He had traveled too far
The Time Traveler He had always wanted to see the future. He had spent years working on his time machine, hoping to witness the wonders of human civilization in the …