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A Curtain Divides the World - Chapter 5: "Mythology of Girls"
dehongi
Jan 17, 2025
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 …
Still coming to your wedding, though
hamed
Mar 23, 2025
The man leaned against the chipped edge of the breakroom table, glancing at the clock. Lunch break was ticking by, and his childhood best friend was late—same old Jake, always …
The Garden at Dusk
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Every evening, as the sun began to dip behind Tehran’s skyline, Layla sat by the window of her small florist shop, watching the world bustle outside. The city was noisy, …
Five Minutes
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
Marcus stared at his phone, watching the seconds tick by. 4:57 AM. His thumb hovered over the delivery app, waiting for the morning shift to open. He'd learned the hard …
The Water of Life
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
The late shift at the hospice always brought quiet moments laced with a strange intensity, like waiting for something unseen to arrive. For Leila, it was the time she felt …
A Glimmer Of Hope
dehongi
Jan 16, 2024
He saw the wrinkles around his eyes, the gray hairs on his temples, the sagging skin on his cheeks. He saw the marks of regret on his face. He was …
Writing Love
hamed
Jan 10, 2025
Thomas Blake stared at the blinking cursor on his screen, watching it mock him with each flash. Sixteen bestselling romance novels, and now... nothing. His editor's calls went unanswered, his …
The Fear
dehongi
Dec 26, 2023
He had always been afraid of the dark. As a child, he would hide under the covers and pray that the monsters wouldn’t get him. As he grew older, he …
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 …
The Algorithm of the Soul
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Leila sat at her desk in the quiet hum of the data center, eyes flickering between lines of code and the endless stream of numbers on her screen. As a …