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The Last App Store
bastaki
Jan 25, 2025
In the year 2042, the world had moved beyond the walled gardens of app stores. The concept of downloading an app from a centralized marketplace felt as archaic as renting …
Wired Mind
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
The procedure took six hours. When Ethan woke, his skull ached like a struck gong. The doctor smiled, holding a sleek tablet. “How do you feel?” He didn’t answer. Instead, …
The Price of Paper
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
Sophia stared at the invoice on her desk, her hands trembling. The numbers didn’t add up. They never did these days. For fifteen years, she had run her small stationery …
A Day in Belarus
hamed
Jan 26, 2025
The sun barely pierced the fog that hung over Minsk, but Anya had already been awake for hours. Her phone buzzed incessantly, messages from Telegram channels lighting up her cracked …
The Golden Chain
hamed
Jan 23, 2025
It started with whispers. Global markets were in chaos. The dollar was slipping, slowly at first, then like a stone in freefall. Meanwhile, a new player emerged: the BRICS+ digital …
Pixels and Promises
hamed
Jan 21, 2025
Elliot had always been the quiet one. He liked his life small and contained—cozy coffee shops, late-night movie marathons, and the occasional hike where the only audience was the trees. …
The Followers
hamed
Jan 09, 2025
Her Instagram following jumped from 651 to 100,000 overnight. Sarah stared at her phone, puzzled. Every new follower's profile picture showed the same thing: her sleeping face, photographed from above …
A Rocket of Her Own
hamed
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 Inheritance
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
At forty-five, Lisa's inheritance arrived in three forms: her mother's arthritis, curved spine, and empty savings account. She recognized them all – they'd been coming for years, wrapped in double …
The Last Decision
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
The email came at 8:04 a.m. sharp. Subject: Job Role Adjustment Notification Dear Clara, effective immediately, your position as Senior Marketing Strategist will be reevaluated by AXIOM, our autonomous decision-making …