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The Night of Yalda
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
The air was thick with the warmth of spices, the crackling of the fireplace, and the soft glow of candles as the family gathered around the old Persian carpet in …
You never succeed (or fail) if you don't just start!
dehongi
Jan 14, 2024
In the heart of a bustling city, amidst the towering skyscrapers and the ceaseless hum of traffic, lived a young woman named Alice. Alice was a dreamer, her mind filled …
The Disconnect
hamed
Jan 23, 2025
Rhea adjusted the VR headset, her pulse quickening as the system booted up. Eidolon 7.0, the latest in immersive virtual reality, promised a fully integrated experience. The tagline had been …
The Curse of Love and Immortality - Chapter 9: The Sorrows of Mahin
dehongi
Jan 16, 2025
The princess’s gaze was steady as the king began the tale, her mind already grasping the thread of sorrow woven into the words that followed. The flickering candlelight cast shadows …
Forty Days of Silence
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
Mina sat in her sleek San Francisco apartment, her laptop open in front of her, yet her mind was nowhere near the task at hand. The glowing cursor on the …
Embers of the Earth
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
Jenna had been a firefighter long enough to know that the crackling fire on the horizon was a harbinger of destruction, but nothing could prepare her for the enormity of …
The Memory Machine
hamed
Jan 26, 2024
She was the first human to use the memory machine. A revolutionary device that could extract information from molecules that had once been part of living beings, and reconstruct their …
Maybe It's a Grave
hafiz
Feb 05, 2024
من مست و تو دیوانه، ما را که برد خانه؟ من چند تو را گفتم کم خور دو سه پیمانه؟ I am drunk and you are crazy, who took us …
The Garden
rumi
Dec 29, 2023
He had always hated gardens. As a child, he would avoid them, fearing the insects, the dirt, the thorns. He preferred to stay indoors, reading books, playing games, watching TV. …
The Launch
readflashy
Dec 29, 2023
She checked the countdown on her laptop. Only 10 minutes left until the launch. She felt a surge of excitement and nervousness. She had worked hard for this moment, coding, …