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The Book Beneath the Pomegranate Tree
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Lila had always loved the smell of old books. It was a scent she grew up with, the ink, the leather, and the parchment, all blending into something magical. Her …
Kay Khosrow's Mirror
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
The antique shop sat on a forgotten corner of Tehran, sandwiched between a shuttered bakery and a mechanic’s garage. Its owner, Arman, liked it that way. He preferred customers who …
Numbers Don't Lie
hamed
Jan 12, 2025
Numbers Don't Lie Adnan's screens flickered with red numbers as the lira fell another twelve percent. His trading desk at First Capital Bank, usually bustling with energy, had grown eerily …
happiness.
ziamaiko
Jan 09, 2024
از آن ابتدا، مشخص بود که او بینهایت باهوش است. در واقع از همان سنین پایین همه میدانستند که او نابغه است. اما هرگز توجهای کافی نگرفت تا از آن …
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. …
Country Grammar and Crossed Lines
hamed
Jan 24, 2025
Nelly adjusted the brim of his cap, his eyes scanning the packed arena. The stage lights pulsed to the beat of his opening track, and the crowd roared as the …
Seven Trials
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
The crowd roared as Arya stepped into the arena, her pulse pounding with the beat of a distant drum. The banners of the competition fluttered in the desert wind, each …
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. …
Cursed Coffee
hamed
Apr 25, 2025
It started with a free punch card. Eli, who considered himself both a realist and a proud pessimist, found it fluttering on the sidewalk outside Perky Bean Café. Ten stamps …
She needed herself
hamed
Jan 21, 2024
She lost her parents in a car crash, her brother in a war, and her best friend to cancer. She was alone, broken, and hopeless. She had nothing left to …