Psychological
Parallel Paths
Have you ever wondered how your life might have been different? Wondered what-if..., or 'if I had just...'? Looked back at a decision, large or small, and considered what would have changed if you'd chosen differently? Life is like a river, filled with forks and branches and offshoots of what might have been.
By Natasja Rose4 months ago in Fiction
The Robot. Honorable Mention in Parallel Lives Challenge.
The skeletons in my closet are just old versions of me. The ones I starved so I could survive, locked behind the door with them in darkness. Fear led me to believe that staying confined was noble if it kept you from drifting away from the people you love, but there is one past version of me that just won’t die.
By Aura Starling4 months ago in Fiction
A Parallel Dissonance
Melani: I'm in front of the casket, tears dripping from the corners of my eyes. He's dead; I can't believe it. Am I dreaming? NO, stupid, you're not dreaming, he is DEAD. He looks so peaceful there, his dark hair resting on that white satin pillow. DEAD. Who is touching me? I whip my head around and see Sandy.
By Andrea Corwin 4 months ago in Fiction
818. Honorable Mention in Parallel Lives Challenge. Top Story - October 2025. Content Warning.
The one thing that really fucking sucked was that she missed her children, and it defeated the purpose of getting an actual break. Though this break was warranted and needed. She had begun to slip into a deep dark hole. She was losing herself, slowly becoming an emotionless robot that was on autopilot for her kids and husband.
By Esmoore Shurpit4 months ago in Fiction
Split at the Heart
City Chloe Chloe woke up before her alarm. Her apartment felt colder than usual. She rolled out of bed, stretched once, then went straight to the kitchen without turning on any lights. The cat was already there, weaving between her legs, meowing like he hadn’t eaten in days. She filled his bowl and started the coffee, letting the familiar sounds settle around her. Pipes rattled in the walls. Someone slammed a door down the hall. She wondered if it was the guy with the loud girlfriend or the woman with the boxer. Either way, it was always noisy at this hour.
By Oula M.J. Michaels4 months ago in Fiction
Another Life
They weren't dreams. They weren't fictional fantasies. They were whispers of another life. Nancy didn't realize these visions didn't happen to other people until she was 10. She'd experienced them all of her 16 years, or at least all that she could remember.
By Julie Lacksonen4 months ago in Fiction
The Doppelgänger ▌│█║▌║▌║ ║▌║▌║█-𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝙲𝚞𝚝-. Top Story - October 2025. Content Warning.
Marcus recklessly jumps over logs and ducks under branches running through the moonlit forest. He’s desperate to find a way out of this nightmarish trap. Thoughts of guilty try to distract him from the task at hand. Only the determination to escape overrides the freshly engraved images circulating his mind.
By Lamar Wiggins4 months ago in Fiction
