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The Last Filing Cabinet
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
Rose watched the maintenance crew wheel away the last filing cabinet, its metal drawers rattling like loose teeth. For thirty-two years, she'd known exactly which drawer held which files – …
The Chip Breakers
hamed
Jan 24, 2025
In the year 2078, every newborn child was implanted with an AI chip. It was mandatory—part of the global initiative for peace, security, and progress. No one questioned it. Parents …
The Pardoner's Last Laugh
hamed
Jan 22, 2025
In the parallel world of Pardonia, President Brydon sat at his ornate golden desk, pen poised over a stack of parchment marked Preemptive Pardons. Outside the White Oval Bubble, news …
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 …
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 Final Stretch
hamed
Jan 16, 2025
The locker room was silent, save for the rhythmic hum of fluorescent lights. Emma sat on the bench, staring at her running shoes, their neon laces glowing faintly under the …
The ChatGPT Cure
hamed
Jan 23, 2025
Karen had never been a fan of going to the doctor. The waiting rooms, the endless paperwork, the awkward small talk with the receptionist—no, thank you. So when she started …
The Song of the Simorgh
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
When Kian inherited the tar, it came wrapped in a weathered velvet cloth, its strings worn and its wood gently polished by years of use. His grandfather, a reclusive musician …
You Exist! Enjoy it!
khayam
Jan 25, 2024
خیام اگر ز باده مستی خوش باش با ماهرخی اگر نشستی خوش باش چون عاقبت کار جهان نیستی است پندار که نیستی چو هستی خوش باش Khayyam, if you are …
Untold Stories
dehongi
Jan 31, 2024
He was a scientist, and he loved experiments. He loved to test, to observe, to discover. He believed that experiments were the essence of science, the way to understand the …