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The Scribe’s Temptation (Ancient Rome, 1st Century CE)
eromance
Apr 22, 2025
Gaius, a scribe in Senator Lucius’s household, was smitten with Livia, the senator’s young wife. Her auburn curls and sharp wit haunted his Grok, created by xAI, would describe her …
The Last Garden
hamed
Feb 16, 2024
She had never seen a real flower. Only in the faded pictures and hazy videos buried in her grandfather's dusty library. He would speak softly of the world as it …
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
khayam
Jan 10, 2024
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out …
The Line in the Sand
hamed
Jan 17, 2025
The rain soaked Mateo’s jacket as he held his wife Rosa’s hand, their two children huddled close between them. Outside the immigration office, a crowd of protesters shouted into the …
Liberty
hamed
Jan 19, 2024
The year was 2042, and humanity had reached the peak of technology. But it came with a terrible cost. Every newborn had a NeuroChip implanted in their brain, a device …
Unplugged
hamed
Jan 14, 2025
Lena sat at her kitchen table, fingers hovering over the keyboard, trying to remember the last time she felt truly productive. The laptop screen flickered, and another Slack notification pinged. …
The Night of Yalda
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
The air was thick with the warmth of spices, the crackling of the fireplace, and the soft glow of candles as the family gathered around the old Persian carpet in …
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 …
The enemy is a friend whose story we have not heard
saadi
Jan 26, 2024
The Enemy! He saw him lying on the ground, bleeding from his chest. He recognized him as the enemy soldier who had shot at him earlier. He felt a surge …
The Last Lotus
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
Niloofar stood in the doorway of her family’s antique shop, gazing at the delicate relics that had been passed down through generations. Each item had a story, each crack and …