Young Adult

Shadows on the Edge of Tomorrow
The train station was almost empty, except for a few scattered travelers dragging their suitcases across the cold concrete floor. The air smelled faintly of rain, and the giant clock above the platform ticked louder than usual, marking each second like a reminder that time was both a gift and a thief.
By Nadeem Shah 5 months ago in Fiction
The Last Letter She Never Sent
The box was small, no larger than a shoebox, tucked away at the back of the old dresser. Aaliya almost missed it while clearing out her grandmother’s belongings after the funeral.
By Nadeem Shah 5 months ago in Fiction
I Am a Prisoner
“I am a prisoner—not behind bars of iron, but within the fragile walls of flesh and earth. My soul, vast as eternity, is caged in this temporary world, longing for the freedom of the Divine.”
By Zakir Ullah5 months ago in Fiction
Between the Binary: Intersex Stories That Redefine Humanity
Do we truly understand what it means to be a person? For centuries, ideas about human sex and gender have been very rigid. We often consider people to be simply male or female, with no in-between. But human biology is far more varied than that. Intersex variations show us how natural and diverse bodies can be. These stories challenge old ideas and help us see humanity in a fuller, richer way.
By vijay sam5 months ago in Fiction
Balcony Babes
The summer I turned fourteen, a guy moved into an apartment where the back of his building, and therefore his balcony, faced almost across from mine but one floor down. It was enough of a view to stay obscured from the subject without having to try. Patty and I tested this out at the very end of freshman year when we decided to sunbathe on my balcony and he didn’t look up once from watering his tomato vines. Even though Patty and I didn’t really start connecting until that spring, when we realized we lived in the same complex but on opposite ends opposite floors, she insisted that she come over more often – around her lacrosse schedule - to study this man. Once Patty deemed his more potential status as more bachelor (or “fuckboi” as her more preferred crass synonym). She insisted she not only come over more frequently but that I take her place, as well as meticulous notes, every time he stepped out on his balcony, which was not often when he didn’t have people over. Perhaps it was the limitations within the fenced borders of the buildings’ concrete yards on the ground that made one realize there were no other places to look but up or around, and around could be a nice distraction when it felt like the sky is falling in a way that is only felt as a teenager. The more simple, less abstract reason is that he was an attractive man, they were horny teenagers, and no one else who dwelled in the complex was nice-looking enough for the two girls to want look at regularly. Though as much as we thought we gave our souls to him whole-heartedly back then, practicing our kissing with the Polaroid Patty took of him, we knew, the way all girls knew, that these boy-crazy man-crazy phases was just childhood playing and pretend time packaged in an older, more grounded sense of reality that the mind can run wild with the help of hormones.
By Kayla Bud5 months ago in Fiction
The Mirror's Reflection
Lena sat in the dusty attic, her fingers lightly tracing the edges of an old sketchpad. The room around her was still, the only sound being the occasional creak of the house settling. It had been months since she’d come here, since she’d hidden away from the world outside. In the silence, her thoughts roared louder than ever—recollections of failure, dreams that had slipped through her grasp, of who she was and who she no longer believed she could be.
By Mansoor Khan5 months ago in Fiction
Guardians And Angels | Chapter Five | Part 19
One Some boys make every love song about them. Every single one of them, all night long, back-to-back. The Friday night before Halloween, after attending my first school dance in seventh grade with my best friend, I found out the hard way that those same boys make every sad song about them too.
By Christopher Dubbs5 months ago in Fiction
The Extra Photo
It was supposed to be a normal weekend. My two closest friends, Arjun and Sameer, came over to my place after years. We hadn’t hung out together since college, and nostalgia hit hard. The evening was full of silly jokes, old stories, and the kind of laughter that makes your stomach ache.
By ETS_Story5 months ago in Fiction
Classic Doctor Who is Surprisingly Violent and Eerie
I just recently started watching the Classic Doctor Who. I was over the moon when I realized it was now free to watch on Tubi, and I immediately took advantage of starting the series. I have been enjoying it immensely since the first episode.
By Emy Quinn5 months ago in Fiction
Richie. Content Warning.
Selfish pride never allows anyone to know where I'm going when my world begs for precious silence. My way of dealing with issues may be a little skewed and I often keep things bottled up, but in the end, it's a way that works for me.
By Lamar Wiggins5 months ago in Fiction
The Dream Breaker. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
-POV: Irios “The first lie is that the pillars end. The second lie is that they never did.” — Dreamer’s Catechism
By Morpheus of Stone5 months ago in Fiction
Europe’s Scorching Summer
Introduction: A Summer Like No Other Europe is experiencing one of the hottest summers in recent history. From Spain to Germany, and from France to Italy, the continent is battling relentless heatwaves that have disrupted normal life. Temperatures soaring above 40°C are no longer rare — they are becoming the new normal. This article explores how heatwaves are reshaping daily life across Europe, the challenges they bring, and the steps people are taking to adapt.
By Muhammad Ibrahim5 months ago in Fiction