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The Song of the Simorgh
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Jan 18, 2025
When Kian inherited the tar, it came wrapped in a weathered velvet cloth, its strings worn and its wood gently polished by years of use. His grandfather, a reclusive musician …
Ashes of Home
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Jan 12, 2025
Lucy Sheriff stood in the doorway of her apartment, the faint hum of the evening air carrying with it the scent of smoke, thick and acrid. She was eight months …
The Red Line
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Jan 22, 2025
Admiral Sarah Chen stared at the holographic display floating above her desk in Pearl Harbor. Red dots pulsed along the disputed maritime borders - each one representing a potential flashpoint …
A Rocket of Her Own
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Jan 17, 2025
Tasha sat cross-legged on the cracked pavement, staring at the grainy image on her tablet. The launch replayed again and again—Dr. Jeanette Epps, face calm and resolute beneath her helmet, …
The Unseen March
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Jan 15, 2025
In the quiet town of Pine Ridge, where the roads were dusted with memories of a slower time, the protest felt out of place. Pine Ridge was a town that …
Starlit Collision
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Jan 29, 2025
Pop sensation Juno Starr wasn’t sure how she ended up seated next to Commander Ethan Blake at the annual Galactic Benefit Gala, but here she was, sipping champagne and trying …
The House That Breathed
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Jan 15, 2025
The walls of the house whispered at night. Not loudly, just a faint rustle, like leaves brushing against each other. For the Patel family, it was another adjustment in the …
Shifting Frontlines
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Jan 14, 2025
Captain Elena Rojas stood on the edge of the crumbling seawall, her boots coated in salt spray. The Atlantic was rising faster than their projections, swallowing what used to be …
The First Edit
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
It was a cold afternoon in January 2001, and Max sat hunched over his desk, scribbling frantically on a crumpled piece of paper. His history project was due tomorrow, and …
The Last Scroll
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Jan 22, 2025
The screen froze mid-swipe. “Error 403: Service Unavailable.” I stared at my phone, my thumb hovering over the screen, waiting for TikTok to snap back to life. But it didn’t. …