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The House of Echoes

The old house loomed at the end of the gravel path, its windows like hollow eyes. Claire shivered as she stepped out of the car, clutching her overnight bag. “This …
The Last Scoop

Ellie Harris leaned against the cold glass of her office window, staring at the city below, a sea of moving lights and fleeting faces. The newsroom behind her buzzed with …
A Curtain Divides the World - Chapter 1: "Boys, Boys, Boys"

At Arash’s school, life was a testosterone-fueled symphony of chaos. Every day began with a thundering stampede as boys flooded the hallways, racing each other to class as if punctuality …
The Gingerbread Rebellion

Mira loved baking more than anything. She spent hours in her tiny kitchen, mixing, kneading, and frosting her worries away. But everything changed the day she whispered, "I wish you …
The Last Rainbow Serpent

In the heart of the Yarra River, where city bridges cast long shadows over its tired waters, the last Rainbow Serpent lingered. Once, Goorialla had woven through pristine streams and …
The Neon Night Basketball Blunder

It was the biggest game of the season: Neon Night at the University at Albany. The arena was packed with students dressed in fluorescent shirts and glow sticks, the court …
The Red Thread Merchant

Jin Mei sat in her office, the soft hum of city life seeping through the cracked window. The walls were lined with shelves of old books, trinkets from her travels, …
The Water of Life

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 …
The Witch’s Hour

They said no man entered the forest past midnight and returned unchanged. Ronan did it anyway. The air thickened as he stepped into the glade where the moonlight danced unnaturally—too …
The Lavender House

At forty-three, Lena arrived in the town of Thistlebrook with two suitcases, a car that rattled like it had secrets, and the raw ache of starting over. She had left …