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Crossing Borders
hamed
Jan 10, 2025
The air smelled of wet earth and desperation. Layla adjusted the straps of her backpack, her fingers numb in the icy night. Ahead, the faint glow of a distant village …
Morning Announcement Gone Wild
hamed
Jan 22, 2025
Scene: A typical morning news set. The bright, cheery music fades as the camera zooms in on two co-hosts, Alice and Tim, sitting behind a sleek desk. The studio is …
Still coming to your wedding, though
hamed
Mar 23, 2025
The man leaned against the chipped edge of the breakroom table, glancing at the clock. Lunch break was ticking by, and his childhood best friend was late—same old Jake, always …
Never Give Up
hamed
Jan 27, 2025
The sun was setting, casting its golden glow over the eerie, dark forest that surrounded the village. The air was heavy with the scent of decayed trees and the faint …
The Coffee Shop Mystic
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
Samir had lived in Silicon Valley long enough to know the routine. Get up, code, debug, deploy, repeat. His life had become a series of neatly ordered lines of code, …
The Fire and the Stone
eromance
Apr 26, 2025
The snow came early that year. Thick, heavy, merciless. Bran was hunting alone when he heard the scream — sharp, wild, tearing across the frozen pines like a hawk’s cry. …
The Librarian’s Secret
eromance
Apr 22, 2025
Librarian Harold was a moth, and Father Michael, the new priest, was a flame. Every Wednesday, Michael visited the library to borrow theology texts, his collar snug against a neck …
The Falling Tide
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
The layoff notices arrived on recycled paper, printed single-sided to save costs. Beth watched from her cubicle as they made their way through the office like a slow-moving tide, starting …
Wine Without Grapes
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
Farid had been sober for five years, but the echo of his past still reverberated in every room he entered. The smell of whiskey on a cool evening, the warmth …
The Carpet of Whispers
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Lila had always admired the faded beauty of her grandmother’s antique carpet, a sprawling Persian masterpiece that covered the floor of the living room like a forgotten treasure. She had …