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Echoes of Earth
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
Commander Elena Martinez floated in the quiet solitude of the Mars capsule, her hands steady as she adjusted the controls, guiding their craft closer to the Red Planet. The stars …
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
khayam
Jan 10, 2024
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out …
Encore
hamed
Jan 29, 2025
The crowd hummed with anticipation, a low murmur of disbelief and excitement. Ten years was a long time to disappear. Too long, some would say. Backstage, Lyra Chase adjusted her …
The Neon Night Basketball Blunder
hamed
Jan 22, 2025
It was the biggest game of the season: Neon Night at the University at Albany. The arena was packed with students dressed in fluorescent shirts and glow sticks, the court …
The Wise Leader Lost The Fight To The Clergy
hamed
Jan 24, 2024
The wise leader had a vision for his nation. He wanted to modernize the economy, improve the education, and promote the human rights. He knew that his country was rich …
Unplugged
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
Lena sat at her kitchen table, fingers hovering over the keyboard, trying to remember the last time she felt truly productive. The laptop screen flickered, and another Slack notification pinged. …
The Summer Fence
eromance
Apr 22, 2025
In the swelter of a Georgia summer, 1862, Caleb, a lanky college boy of nineteen, home from Athens, found his gaze tethered to Mrs. Lottie Harper, his neighbor’s wife. At …
The Long Wait
hamed
Jan 10, 2025
Emma scrolled through her phone, deleting photos of yet another failed relationship. Six years of dating apps, blind dates, and "promising" connections had left her with nothing but a collection …
The Last Pari
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
The narrow alley off Tehran’s bustling Valiasr Street smelled of roasting chestnuts and damp stone. Beneath a flickering neon sign, an elderly woman sat cross-legged by her modest cart. She …
Venice in Winter, With a Poet as Our Guide
hamed
Jan 27, 2025
In a land where the sky was blue and the mountains were ice-capped, where nights had no shadows but pure nightness and stillness, I found myself here, a traveler through …