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The Gossip Girl Betrayal
The tension on set was palpable, thick as the fog machine’s artificial mist. The scene had been blocked, the lighting adjusted, but something—someone—was delaying the shoot. Again. Sophia Hartley, star …
The Auto-Reply
Dave set his out-of-office email to: "Currently hiking Mount Everest. No access to civilization. Back in two weeks." He was actually binge-watching Netflix in his apartment. His boss replied: "Amazing! …
A Curtain Divides the World - Chapter 5: "Mythology of Girls"
It started as a normal school day, or at least as normal as it could be in Arash's all-boys school, where chaos and testosterone-filled chatter reigned supreme. Mr. Akbari, their …
Carved in Stone
Under the ancient walnut tree in their courtyard, Pari sat cross-legged on the woven rug, her fingers busy shelling pistachios. The autumn breeze tugged at her silk scarf, now faded …
For once dead you never shall return
لب بر لب کوزه بردم از غایت آز تا زو پرسم واسطه عمر دراز لب بر لب من نهاد و می گفت این راز می خور که بدین جهان نمی …
The enemy is a friend whose story we have not heard
The Enemy! He saw him lying on the ground, bleeding from his chest. He recognized him as the enemy soldier who had shot at him earlier. He felt a surge …
Musk, Trump, and the Staff That Couldn't
It was barely a week into Trump’s presidency, and already the White House staff was on edge. The halls, normally bustling with the usual back-and-forth of political maneuvering, had a …
The Last Broadcast
Mia sat in the dim light of her living room, the steady hum of the television filling the silence. The night was quiet, a far cry from the chaos that …
The Envelope
Emma Cole stared at the thick manila envelope on her desk, her fingers tracing the edge of its flap. It had arrived anonymously, slipped into her mailbox at the Capitol …
Higher Dimensions
She was a human, and she lived in the third dimension. She was unaware of the existence of higher dimensions, where more intelligent species lived. She was happy with her …