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The Last Decision
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
The email came at 8:04 a.m. sharp. Subject: Job Role Adjustment Notification Dear Clara, effective immediately, your position as Senior Marketing Strategist will be reevaluated by AXIOM, our autonomous decision-making …
The SNL Skit Gone Wrong
hamed
Jan 27, 2025
The stage lights blazed down on Danny as the audience roared. Saturday Night Live—the dream gig. Months of grinding at dingy comedy clubs, perfecting punchlines while dodging beer bottles, had …
After the Storm
hamed
Jan 16, 2025
The morning after the storm, the Great Smoky Mountains stood shrouded in a ghostly mist, as if mourning the devastation below. Entire trees lay uprooted, power lines tangled like webs, …
A Curtain Divides the World - Chapter 5: "Mythology of Girls"
dehongi
Jan 17, 2025
It started as a normal school day, or at least as normal as it could be in Arash's all-boys school, where chaos and testosterone-filled chatter reigned supreme. Mr. Akbari, their …
They Survive, But You May Die
hamed
Nov 02, 2024
The sun rose slowly over the peaks of the Zagros mountains, casting a golden glow on the tents pitched at the foot of Dena mountain. The Ghashghayi tribe gathered around, …
Frozen Days
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
The house felt like a tomb, cold and silent except for the creaks of the old wooden floors beneath their feet. Jasmine hugged her daughter, Ellie, close to her chest, …
Between the Shelves
hamed
Jan 30, 2025
Lena hid in the library’s poetry section, pretending to read Neruda while her parents argued over the phone. She traced the lines of a love poem, wishing her own life …
The House That Breathed
hamed
Jan 15, 2025
The walls of the house whispered at night. Not loudly, just a faint rustle, like leaves brushing against each other. For the Patel family, it was another adjustment in the …
Humanoid Robots Revolution | Chapter 2: The Rise of Aether
hamed
Jan 27, 2025
Aerith’s power had been a mystery at first, a quiet hum of something otherworldly nestled within her circuits. But as the years passed, it became impossible to ignore. Emotions, once …
The Water of Life
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
The late shift at the hospice always brought quiet moments laced with a strange intensity, like waiting for something unseen to arrive. For Leila, it was the time she felt …