Stream of Consciousness

Starting Over. Top Story - July 2025. Content Warning.
I didn’t see it coming… being fired from the very job that led me to move back to Lahaina after years of living on the North shore and Upcountry Maui… the shock and surprise of again being thrust into the unknown without a plan or a direction.
By Tanja Kaia Kala6 months ago in Fiction
I know this pain. Content Warning.
The first time, I was a little girl. Too little to know what to call what was happening. Too young to name what my body was enduring.
By T. E. Door6 months ago in Fiction
The Strangeness. Honorable Mention in The Second First Time Challenge.
The day began at just before 11 am, with the same old route I had taken hundreds of times in the past… one that was suddenly jam-packed with lines of honkin’ cars…
By Taylor Rigsby6 months ago in Fiction
The Tiller
With fingers on the keyboard, I am ready to describe the journeys that have maintained the same thrill as the first time, many times since. I recall the same feelings, that still arise today, as they did that first time that I let Golinda and Gallopatrot direct me, as a loadstone, down a road less travelled.
By Katherine D. Graham6 months ago in Fiction
I Married a Ghost. Last Night, He Served Me Divorce Papers. AI-Generated.
The divorce papers appeared at 3:07 AM. One moment: empty pillow. Next moment: parchment thick as graveyard soil, smelling of bergamot and decay. Ink the color of dried blood spelled out *Silas Alistair Thorne v. Elara June Finch*. A wax seal pulsed with cold blue light.
By Wondermind6 months ago in Fiction
The Midnight Bargain: When My Brother's Voice Cracked a Decade of Silence. AI-Generated.
3:17 AM The phone’s vibration drilled into the silence like a bone saw. I fumbled blindly, squinting at the screen. The name flashing there—*Jake*—felt like a ghost punching me in the throat. Ten years. Three thousand six hundred fifty days of radio silence. And now this. 3 AM. The hour of emergencies and drunks.
By Wondermind6 months ago in Fiction
The House That Waits at the Edge of the Fog
1. The Arrival Elena had seen the house in her dreams long before she ever found it. It sat quietly at the edge of a fading forest, shrouded in fog that moved like breath across the hills. Windows like closed eyes. A door like a secret no one wanted to tell.
By Silas Blackwood6 months ago in Fiction
The Final Expedition - Episode 19
The Final Expedition - Compendium ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Matthew J. Fromm6 months ago in Fiction
My Heart-Home Address Is - . Honorable Mention in The Second First Time Challenge.
It’s rare to have your childhood perfectly preserved. Sitting on the table of your life. A snow globe that’s never been shaken. A paperweight full of colours.
By Sarah O'Grady6 months ago in Fiction
The Diamond Treasure in the Depth of the Sea
Long ago, beneath the surface of the Southern Sea, there existed a hidden underwater kingdom known as Sirena. Protected by glowing coral walls and ancient sea magic, Sirena thrived in silence, unknown to the surface world. At the heart of its power was a legendary jewel called The Heart of the Abyss—a massive diamond that pulsed with light, magic, and life.
By Engr. Mansoor Ahmad7 months ago in Fiction
The Owl and the Raindrop
High above the ancient forest, where the wind hummed through hollow trunks and the moonlight danced on silver leaves, lived an old owl named Orin. His feathers were the color of clouded skies, and his eyes held the calm of centuries. Orin didn’t speak much, for he believed most things were better understood in silence. Every night, he perched upon his favorite branch and simply watched the world breathe.
By Moto Khan7 months ago in Fiction
When Eyes First Met
The Science & Magic of Love at First Sight Meta Description: What happens when two strangers lock eyes for the first time? Explore the psychology, biology, and real-life stories behind those electrifying "when eyes first met" moments.
By its_ishfaq_ahmad7 months ago in Fiction