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Currency of Survival
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
Tariq tightened his grip on the bag of potatoes, his knuckles white against the coarse burlap. Around him, the market buzzed with desperation. Sellers shouted prices that changed by the …
Anansi and the Web of Wi-Fi
hamed
Jan 20, 2025
In the bustling city of Lagos, where skyscrapers rose like anthills and smartphone screens glowed brighter than fireflies, Anansi found himself woefully out of place. The Sky God had summoned …
Ash and Ember
eromance
Apr 23, 2025
In the kingdom of Elaris, magic was a death sentence. It seeped into the bloodline like poison — seductive, beautiful, but cursed. The mark of the old gods. Those who …
Two Names, A Thousand Eyes
hamed
Jan 24, 2025
“Meet Aurora and Atlas,” the caption read, accompanied by a photo of two tiny hands curled around their mother’s fingers. The image radiated warmth, but the moment TV star Emily …
The Last Tide
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
The sky was orange-gray, the sun a pale disk smothered in ash. Maya stared out the window of their small coastal home, watching the waves claw closer to the dunes. …
The Catalyst
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
The lab was quiet, save for the low hum of the quantum battery prototype in its containment chamber. Dr. Lin Wei adjusted her glasses, her eyes fixed on the monitor. …
Achey Breaky Union
hamed
Jan 24, 2025
Billy Ray Cyrus strummed his guitar, the chords of Achy Breaky Heart echoing through the grand hall of the Liberty Ball. Beneath the gilded chandeliers, a sea of tuxedos and …
Legacy
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
Maya traced her finger along the spines of medical textbooks, remembering how her mother had done the same with cookbooks in their old apartment's kitchenette. The residency acceptance letter lay …
A Silent Prayer For Her Liberation
hamed
Jan 14, 2024
In the quiet solitude of his room, amidst the chaos of his unrequited love, sat Ethan, a young man trapped in the labyrinth of his unspoken affections. His heart beat …
The enemy is a friend whose story we have not heard
saadi
Jan 26, 2024
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 …