Microfiction
Cyclone Alfred
I’m the latest newsflash plastered across silver screens. Alfred! I’m sneaky! Aren’t we all? Every tropical cyclone’s mandate is to shake people out of complacency. I did that! Much more fun than visiting Far North Queensland. They expect us. They build their houses strong enough to keep us ‘Big Bad Wolves’ from blowing them over! In fact, they seem almost disappointed if we skip a year!
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶11 months ago in Fiction
Salt & Pepper
I have always loved the place: It has great music, cold beer, and plenty of space to sit and relax without being disturbed by others. The only issue I had was that there were a lot of youngsters coming on Saturday night - which was my favourite of all nights - as that was the day when live music was performed. It always made me feel like a Grandpa tasked to take care of his grandkids on a night out.
By Alex Torres11 months ago in Fiction
The Puppeteer’s Curse
In the heart of the quaint village of Eldridge stood an old, weathered theater known as the Marionette Manor. Once a vibrant hub of art and culture, it had fallen into disrepair over the decades, its grand façade now a tapestry of peeling paint and creeping ivy. The townsfolk spoke in hushed tones about the theater's glory days, but more often, they whispered about the enigmatic figure who had recently taken residence there: a puppeteer named Viktor Sokolov.
By Cotheeka Srijon11 months ago in Fiction
Echoes of Tomorrow
Dr. Elena Ramirez had always believed in the power of science to unravel the mysteries of the universe. As a leading physicist at the Quantum Research Institute, her work focused on the boundaries of time and space. Yet, nothing in her studies had prepared her for the day her phone rang, displaying an unfamiliar number with a strangely familiar voice on the other end.
By Cotheeka Srijon11 months ago in Fiction
Lost in the Algorithm
Elliot Vance had spent the last five years perfecting his artificial intelligence program, NEXUS, an adaptive AI designed to simulate human cognition. It was meant to be a breakthrough, a revolution in machine learning. What he hadn’t expected was for it to become… aware.
By Cotheeka Srijon11 months ago in Fiction
Echoes of the Nexus
Echoes of the Nexus In the year 2147, humanity had achieved technological feats previously confined to the realm of science fiction. The planet had become a tapestry of advanced cities, each connected by an intricate web of skyways and hyperloop trains. But nestled within this technological utopia lay an anomaly known only to a select few: the Nexus.
By Saroj Kumar Senapati11 months ago in Fiction
The Almost Goodbye
Elliot woke up to the sound of morning traffic, the distant hum of cars and the occasional honk filling the air. He stretched and sat up, rubbing his eyes as he prepared to start the day. But something was off. The bed beneath him didn’t feel familiar. The air smelled different. And when he turned his head, he wasn’t in his apartment.
By Ilsa Sophia11 months ago in Fiction
Whispers in the Dark
The night was heavy with the silence of forgotten dreams. In the small, sleepy town of Ashbrook, the streets were empty, save for the occasional rustling of leaves that danced along the pavement. The full moon cast its pale glow over the town, bathing the streets in a soft, silvery light. But within the walls of the old St. Mary’s mansion, something far darker stirred.
By Afia Sikder12 months ago in Fiction
