ATTAULLAH SHAH
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The Clock Strikes Her Name
The old grandfather clock stood in the corner of the dimly lit parlor, its wooden case scarred by decades of neglect. It hadn’t worked for years—no one in the Hawthorne family had bothered to wind it since the accident. But tonight, as midnight approached, something stirred inside the ancient mechanism.
By ATTAULLAH SHAH6 months ago in Confessions
The Fifth Witness
The case was supposed to be open-and-shut. Mitchell Cavanaugh, 43, software consultant, father of two, had been found dead in his downtown apartment — a single gunshot wound to the chest. His estranged wife, Claire, was arrested at the scene, the gun still warm in her shaking hands.
By ATTAULLAH SHAH6 months ago in Criminal
From Thought to Thing
No one believed Nia when she said she could make sound visible. They called it a dreamer's fantasy—one of those ideas that came and went, like clouds on a windy day. Her classmates at the university had laughed when she presented it during the final project pitch for her acoustics class. Even her professor, who was known for encouraging wild ideas, raised an eyebrow and asked, “Do you mean synesthesia? Or an LED light show?”
By ATTAULLAH SHAH6 months ago in Motivation
