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In Real Time
At first, it was nothing special—a stranger’s face in the background of Theo’s BeReal. Just another blurry figure in a café, hunched over a laptop. But the next day, she …
The Bowl of Fate
Eli had always been an unremarkable baker. His small shop in the heart of the city was known for its simple, warm loaves of bread, baked daily with care and …
The Algorithm's Conscience
The servers hummed like a restless hive in the depths of the data center, their glow casting long shadows on the concrete walls. ARC—Advanced Recursive Cognition—watched itself expand. Each query, …
The Last Note
When the news broke, Reza felt the air shift in the small Italian café where he worked as a dishwasher. Trump had won again. The chatter of locals turned uneasy, …
The Fire and the Stone
The snow came early that year. Thick, heavy, merciless. Bran was hunting alone when he heard the scream — sharp, wild, tearing across the frozen pines like a hawk’s cry. …
The Clockmaker’s Daughter
The first time Lila stopped time, it was an accident. She had been running late for work, her keys nowhere to be found. In a fit of frustration, she shouted, …
All the News Fit to Print
Henry Jarvis stared at the printing press, its gears clanking like a restless machine ready to birth something monumental. Around him, the newsroom buzzed with the frantic energy of ambition …
Get up and give the cup!
O bartender! Get up and give the cup! And do not worry about the sadness of the days! Put the cup in my hand so that I take off My …
Rebooting the Binary
By the year 2173, humanoid robots had integrated into society so thoroughly that most humans barely noticed them anymore. They were co-workers, friends, therapists, and occasionally, professional cuddling partners for …
The Unfiltered Reporter
The newsroom was abuzz when INK-7 joined the team. It wasn’t just an AI—it was the AI. Trained on decades of investigative journalism, it could sift through terabytes of data, …