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The Art of Choosing
hamed
Jan 12, 2025
Sarah's mother always said grace before dinner, even when Sarah stopped bowing her head. Her father always asked about her grades, even when she'd long graduated. Her brother always made …
Five Floors Up
hamed
Jan 09, 2025
Every morning at 8:15, Elena and James rode the elevator together. Five floors of exquisite torture, sharing space with a stranger who felt anything but strange. She noticed how he …
Ali form Dehong
zaka
Dec 31, 2023
Ali had always wanted to be a pilot. He loved watching the planes fly over his village, leaving white trails in the blue sky. He loved reading books and magazines …
"Ctrl+Alt+Defeat"
hamed
Jan 21, 2025
The crowd roared as the final match of the Nexus Invitational began. On opposite sides of the stage, Kira "PixelQueen" Nakamura and Alex "VoidKnight" Chen adjusted their headsets, their fingers …
AI Social Engineering
hamed
Jan 30, 2024
How can they manipulate 10 billion people and no one notices? Like it has been done throughout the history. If someone can control the minds and thoughts of the public …
The Last Truth
hamed
Jan 17, 2025
The newsroom was silent, a graveyard of empty desks and dormant monitors. Taylor sat alone under the flickering glow of a desk lamp, headphones on, replaying the anonymous audio file …
The Skinny Jeans Rebellion
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
Emma didn’t even know the attic had a trunk until she stumbled over it, coughing through the dust. She was helping her parents clear out the old house, the one …
The Silent Arena
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
Yumi stood at the edge of the track, her heart pounding with anticipation. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held a year later, had been nothing like the Games she’d imagined. There …
The Book Beneath the Pomegranate Tree
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Lila had always loved the smell of old books. It was a scent she grew up with, the ink, the leather, and the parchment, all blending into something magical. Her …
Thirteen Nominations
hamed
Jan 24, 2025
The text from her agent came at 3:07 a.m., lighting up Carmen’s tiny Madrid apartment: “Emilia Pérez: 13 nominations. Call me ASAP.” Carmen stared at the glowing screen, her heart …