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Shifting Frontlines
hamed
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 Threads of Fate | Chapter 8: The Weight of Guilt
dehongi
Jan 25, 2025
The old man’s mind drifted to a time long buried in the recesses of his memory—a time when a decision, driven by fear and selfishness, had weighed heavily on him. …
A Curtain Divides the World - Chapter 10: "Breaking the Divide"
dehongi
Jan 17, 2025
As Arash stood at the threshold of his room, he couldn’t help but smile. The walls of his home—no longer just a house, but now a place of change—felt different. …
The Ring from the Sky
hamed
Jan 25, 2025
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 dropped their tools and children …
The Exchange
hamed
Jan 26, 2025
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 …
The Democracy Algorithm
hamed
Jan 24, 2025
In the year 2147, the small nation of Quantica prided itself on being a "democracy for all." The slogan was plastered on every drone-delivered pizza box, sung by every virtual …
The Song of the Simorgh
hamed
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 …
Between Floors
hamed
Feb 26, 2025
The elevator doors slid shut with a soft chime. Lisa exhaled sharply, wiping a tear before it could smudge her mascara. She had just ended things with Jake, and her …
When the Last Pari Died
hamed
Jan 20, 2025
She had lived for a thousand years, dancing through Persian gardens and weaving moonlight into dreams. They called her Mahtab – the last of the pari, keeper of ancient magic, …
Kappa and the Plastic Cucumber
hamed
Jan 20, 2025
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. …