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The Last Ember
hamed
Jan 12, 2025
Dani’s car rolled down the narrow, winding road toward her neighborhood, her hands clenched on the steering wheel. The air was thick with smoke, still hanging in the valley like …
The Garden at Dusk
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Every evening, as the sun began to dip behind Tehran’s skyline, Layla sat by the window of her small florist shop, watching the world bustle outside. The city was noisy, …
The Boardroom Mirror
hamed
Jan 16, 2025
“Next on the agenda,” Marcus said, tapping his pen against the glossy table. “The DEI program.” The room fell silent, save for the hum of the air conditioning. Amelia watched …
The Forgotten Club | Part Four
hamed
Feb 10, 2025
The hidden chamber was unlike anything they’d ever seen. The walls were lined with shelves filled with dust-covered books, strange artifacts, and odd trinkets that seemed to hum with a …
Stacks
eromance
Apr 25, 2025
They shouldn’t be here. The library was closed. The kind of quiet that hums in your bones had settled in—only the creak of old floorboards and the occasional gust of …
The Last Bloom
eromance
Apr 26, 2025
Before the earth split and Hades claimed her, Persephone had another secret. A lover. One no poet dared to name. He came from the woods beyond Eleusis — a wild …
The Text Message Mix-up
hamed
Jan 09, 2025
Sarah stared at her phone in horror. The message she'd meant to send to her best friend about her boyfriend's terrible cooking had just gone to... her boyfriend. "OMG, he …
The Status Update
hamed
Jan 18, 2025
Erica sat at her desk, staring at the screen of her computer, a mixture of curiosity and uncertainty swirling inside her. It was February 4, 2004, and Facebook had just …
Flash Fiction: A Quick Guide to Crafting Powerful Stories
hamed
Aug 26, 2024
Flash fiction is a literary genre that tells a complete story in a very short space, often under 1,000 words. It's a challenging but rewarding form that requires precision, economy …
Lila
khayam
Dec 29, 2023
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 …