Stream of Consciousness

“When the Old Meets the New”
It was a cloudy morning in Kolkata, and the air smelled like rain and old books. The narrow lanes of North Kolkata buzzed with their usual charm — chai stalls steaming, rickshaws honking, and old men chatting on worn-out benches.
By ETS_Story7 months ago in Fiction
The Roar and the Whisper
The Roar That Ruled "eep in the heart of the forest where sunlight cracked through tangled canopies and shadows held secrets, ruled the mighty lion, Ragnar. His mane was like flame, his roar like thunder, and no creature dared question his rule. He hunted when he pleased, roamed where he chose, and took what he wanted.
By Arshad khan7 months ago in Fiction
The House that We Build. Top Story - July 2025.
He comes home from work. He walks through the door, happy but exhausted. Thinking of what’s for dinner, the video game he is going to play. But he is tired. The dogs greet him, the cats meow. Me, his wife before him, tense my shoulders and I told him how he didn’t empty the dishwasher this morning. That delayed me making dinner because the saucepan and all the other cookware were still in there.
By Amy7 months ago in Fiction
Risk is Better Than Regret
Elena stood at the train station, her suitcase trembling in her hand—not because of its weight, but because her resolve was wavering. The departure board flashed her train: Berlin – 8:45 AM – On Time. The world she had known for 27 years was behind her. Ahead was a city she'd only seen in photographs, a language she barely spoke, and a life she wasn’t sure she could build.
By Mahayud Din7 months ago in Fiction
What remains of celeste . Content Warning.
The boutique stood preserved like a chapel. It had once buzzed with waiting lists, white-gloved consultants, and the soft click of heels on marble. But now, velvet ropes barred the entrance like funeral cords. Beneath the golden signage — ADELINE in looping, delicate serif — tourists gathered to pose for photographs, quiet as if in a cemetery.
By E. hasan7 months ago in Fiction
You were never asleep . Content Warning.
The clock in the hallway ticked like a nervous heartbeat, always one second too late. Rhea stared at it from the couch, arms coiled around her knees, swaddled in her boyfriend’s hoodie. It still smelled like him. But he hadn’t come home.
By E. hasan7 months ago in Fiction
A brief moment into Happy.
Time has passed on by, but not for me. It seems like just yesterday that we were happy together---the writer pens in his journal.
By Novel Allen7 months ago in Fiction
"What If You Woke Up in a Parallel Universe?"
I’ve never believed in alternate realities. Time loops, multiverse theories, Mandela effects—it was all just science fiction for me. Until the morning I woke up and realized I wasn’t in my world anymore.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Fiction
The Echoes of the Yellow Scarf
When Mira stepped off the subway at 14th Street, the crowd swept around her like waves. It was the same platform, same train, same morning routine—but today, something was different.
By Arshad khan7 months ago in Fiction
A Nonsense Story
The other day I was thinking of a story, and I saw one of my old writing textbooks and was looking through it for some ideas I read again some of the exercises. That is when I was thinking about a nonsense story of just a collection of sentences. Who knows it just might make sense in a way. Please comment.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Fiction
"What Happens After We Block Someone? A Digital Ghost Story Told by Algorithms"
I used to think that blocking someone was the end. A digital wall. A simple act of control in a chaotic, hyperconnected world. But what if I told you that’s not true? That when we block someone — or get blocked — it doesn’t delete the bond. It just buries it.
By Hamad Haider7 months ago in Fiction
The Brave Cub Who Walked Into the Storm
art of the African savanna, where golden grass whispers stories of survival and legacy, a lion cub named Leo was born. But unlike his siblings, who roared with instinct and leapt with promise, Leo was different.
By Arshad khan7 months ago in Fiction