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The House That Watched Its Owners
In the countryside, there stood a house built entirely from salvaged mirrors — its walls gleamed day and night, reflecting sky, forest, and faces. The architect, obsessed with surveillance, said he wanted a house that “saw everything.”
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Man Who Sold His Shadow Twice
In Berlin, 1923, a desperate painter named Otto sold his shadow to a stranger for gold. Without it, fame came fast — his portraits glowed with unnatural light. But soon, people avoided him. He cast no shadow, and no soul trusts a man untouched by darkness.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Man, The Mountain, and The Climb
". . .He keeps climbing because stopping would mean surrendering everything he has built, every promise he swore to keep. The air thins as he ascends, and though he’s given everything—strength, time, conviction—the mountain gives little back. Once, it felt sacred to climb.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Chapters
The Clockmaker’s Daughter: The Hidden Origin of Belle
In 1789 Paris, a reclusive inventor named Étienne Beaumont created a series of clockwork automatons said to move like living creatures. His daughter, Isabelle, kept their gears oiled and whispered stories to them at night.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Frost Bride: The Forgotten Truth Behind Elsa
Before there was Arendelle, there was Arenfjord, a real 17th-century Norwegian settlement lost to a winter that never ended. In diaries recovered from the ruins, one name appears again and again: Elsa of Nordlys, a girl who “walked with frost in her breath.”
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Dollmaker’s Daughter: The Forgotten Horror Behind Pinocchio
In 1882 Tuscany, a recluse named Giuseppe Collodi lost his daughter, Lucia, to scarlet fever. Overcome with despair, he began sculpting dolls that resembled her. At first, they were crude. Then… disturbingly lifelike.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
