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The Letters Between Us
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
The first letter arrived the morning after Jake’s second injection. He was lying in the hospital bed, trying to distract himself from the waves of nausea and the robotic beep …
The Silk Painter
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
Lian’s hands trembled as she dipped the brush into the ink. The delicate fibers of the silk stretched under her fingertips, responding to her touch like a living thing. She …
The Vanishing Feed
hamed
Jan 17, 2025
Sienna woke up to the same ritual she had followed for years: reaching for her phone before her eyes fully opened. But this morning, her finger hovered over the app …
Digital Whirling
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
Maya had always been driven by the art of immersion. As a VR designer in Silicon Valley, she prided herself on creating worlds that felt alive, that felt real. Her …
Get up and give the cup!
hafiz
Jan 23, 2024
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 …
The Shah's Departure
hamed
Jan 16, 2025
The palace was quiet, unnervingly so. It was the kind of quiet that settled deep into your bones, the kind that came before a storm. For years, the royal compound …
Her Version of Him
eromance
Apr 23, 2025
In 2139, grief isn’t something you live with. It’s something you program. After Micah died in the New Mumbai reactor collapse, Dahlia spent six months in blackout grief — until …
Directed By Fear
dehongi
Jan 13, 2024
The alarm clock rang, but Anna did not want to get up. She had a big presentation at work today, and she was terrified of speaking in front of her …
Kappa and the Plastic Cucumber
hamed
Jan 20, 2025
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. …
The Rosewater Vials
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Lila had always been enchanted by the delicate art of perfume making, learning from her master in the small, fragrant shop tucked away in the heart of the old bazaar. …