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Echoes of Earth
hamed 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 …