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The Art of Choosing
Sarah's mother always said grace before dinner, even when Sarah stopped bowing her head. Her father always asked about her grades, even when she'd long graduated. Her brother always made …
Exit Unavailable
Noah slid the headset on, and the real world faded. Here, in Eden, he was unstoppable—a warrior, an adventurer, a god. The colors were richer, the air crisper, and pain …
Kappa and the Plastic Cucumber
Kawa, the kappa, sat at the edge of his polluted river, flicking a plastic bottle into the current with his webbed fingers. He hadn’t tasted a fresh cucumber in years. …
Higher Dimensions
She was a human, and she lived in the third dimension. She was unaware of the existence of higher dimensions, where more intelligent species lived. She was happy with her …
Undocumented Student Superhero
Miguel had always been good at blending in. Not because he wanted to, but because he had to. Living in Spokane as an undocumented student, he had perfected the art …
Chai-tanic Mishap
Aman "The Snack Guy" Sharma, a mid-tier YouTuber known for his over-the-top food reviews, was live-streaming to his 50,000 subscribers from his tiny Mumbai apartment. Today’s episode: "Rating the Best …
You Owe Me
The sun never says to the earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with a love like that. It lights up the whole sky. --- Even after all this time …
Forty Days of Silence
Mina sat in her sleek San Francisco apartment, her laptop open in front of her, yet her mind was nowhere near the task at hand. The glowing cursor on the …
The Gossip Girl Betrayal
The tension on set was palpable, thick as the fog machine’s artificial mist. The scene had been blocked, the lighting adjusted, but something—someone—was delaying the shoot. Again. Sophia Hartley, star …
Threads of Hope
The “Anxiety Allies” Discord server wasn’t flashy. Just a pale blue logo and a tagline that read: You’re not alone. Alex had joined on a bad night, when the walls …