The Writer Who Traded His Name
He wanted fame. He forgot himself instead.
A failed novelist met a woman in a red coat at a midnight café. She offered him a deal: she’d make the world remember his words — if he gave her his name.
He agreed. Overnight, his books filled shelves, his stories praised as masterpieces. But when readers searched for the author, the name was always missing — replaced by a blank space.
One day, he tried to sign an autograph. The pen refused to move.
He tore open a page of his latest book, and there it was — his name, written perfectly, whispering from the paper:
“You belong to the story now.”
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