Dystopian

The Clockmaker’s Apprentice
The apprentice tries to build a perfect clock that never stops. He fails — and in failure, lives a full life.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Sparta Chronicles. AI-Generated.
The raw, unforgiving wind of the Andes clawed at Sparta and Jackson, two souls irrevocably bound to the currents of time, teetering on the brink of oblivion. Before them yawned an Incan scar upon the earth, a skeletal remains of a civilization clawed from the mountain's granite heart. Crumbling stone, slick with the mountain's ancient tears, whispered a thousand forgotten sagas into the howling wind. Pandora, their brilliant, often distant anchor, was elsewhere, lost in her own labyrinth of chronal equations. But her fierce, loyal shadows, her canine bulwarks, were here, their primal instincts thrumming with anticipation.
By Carolyn Patton2 months ago in Chapters
The Sparta Chronicles. AI-Generated.
The crimson dust of Mars clawed at the edges of Sparta and Jackson's vision, a stark testament to their maiden plunge into the unknown. The colony, a defiant scar upon the desolate expanse, throbbed with a frantic energy. Gleaming chrome domes, impossibly fragile against the alien sky, shimmered under the razor-thin atmosphere, a siren song of progress masking a chilling undercurrent of fear. It was a palpable dread, thick as the metallic tang of recycled air, clinging to the very marrow of the place.
By Carolyn Patton2 months ago in Chapters
The Lighthouse Made of Sound
When silence came, no one drowned again.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Garden Between Seconds
Lovers age only when they leave.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Train That Ran Through Memories
A traveler learns he’s on his own timeline.
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The River That Flowed Backward
No one knew when the river changed direction — one morning it simply flowed the wrong way, carrying lost objects upstream: letters, toys, rings, old shoes.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Clock Tower That Remembered
At the center of a fog-soaked city stood an ancient clock tower. Its chimes had stopped a century ago — yet every midnight, someone claimed to hear it ringing.
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The Letters in the Wind
Every autumn, the wind in Valehaven carried scraps of paper through the streets. No one knew where they came from. Some were love letters, others goodbyes, others pleas.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Clockmaker’s Secret
In a fog-covered town, there stood a tiny clock shop that only opened after midnight. No one knew the old clockmaker’s name, but they said his clocks could fix anything — grief, heartbreak, even regret.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Clocktower’s Secret
In a small European town, an old clocktower has been silent for decades. One night, history student Leo climbs it and discovers a hidden chamber filled with journals detailing events that haven’t happened yet.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Secret
In a small coastal town, a young historian, Marcus, is drawn to an abandoned lighthouse. He learns that decades ago, the lighthouse keeper mysteriously disappeared during a violent storm.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters