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The Line in the Sand
hamed hamed Jan 14, 2025

Leila sat at her father’s kitchen table, the faint smell of tobacco clinging to the curtains. The radio hummed with angry voices, a populist politician railing against “elitist climate agendas.” …

A Curtain Divides the World - Chapter 2: "The Forbidden Question"
dehongi dehongi Jan 17, 2025

It was a quiet evening at home. Arash sat cross-legged on the living room carpet, building an elaborate fort out of dominoes while his father flipped through the newspaper. His …

Paper Boats at Dawn
hamed hamed Jan 19, 2025

The river was still, bathed in the pale light of dawn, its surface shimmering like a sheet of glass. Lan stood at the water’s edge, her fingers trembling as she …

The Manuscript's Echo
hamed hamed Jan 18, 2025

Eliot sat cross-legged in the dimly lit restoration lab, the smell of old paper and ink filling the air. The manuscript before him, a delicate, centuries-old text, had become his …

The Great Data Heist
hamed hamed Jan 29, 2025

The tech world was on edge when OpenAI called an emergency press conference. The room buzzed with anticipation. Rumors swirled about a new breakthrough, or perhaps a major new partnership—until …

The Rescue
hamed hamed Jan 08, 2025

We were on a ferry crossing the bay, a group of executives heading to a team-building retreat. The waves were choppy, the wind sharp and biting. As we huddled on …

Snowbound Strangers
hamed hamed Jan 15, 2025

The howling wind outside the train station sounded like a beast clawing at the windows. Snow battered the walls, piling higher by the minute. Inside, a group of six strangers …

The Last Storm
hamed hamed Jan 14, 2025

The smell of damp wood hung in the air as Nia picked through the wreckage of their living room. The roof had collapsed during last night’s storm, and sunlight streamed …

The Late Bloomer
hamed hamed Jan 21, 2025

Elliot had always been a dreamer. As a child, he wanted to be an astronaut, a scientist, and a novelist—all at once. In his twenties, he dabbled in startups, wrote …

Digital Doppelgängers
hamed hamed Jan 30, 2025

Eli swiped through his phone in bed, half-awake. The ad popped up again. "Ever wished there were two of you? Download MIRR and let your digital self handle the boring …