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Mrs. Keene's Garden
Mrs. Keene’s garden bloomed brighter than any patch of earth had a right to in a place like this. Half of the town’s houses leaned on rotting stilts, paint stripped to pale boards. But behind her fence, neat rows of beautiful flowers stood tall and heavy-headed, their petals a strange mix of colours the neighbours whispered about. Crimson that bled to black. Yellow with streaks of green veins. White so pale it seemed to glow in the dusk.
By Steph Marie6 days ago in Fiction
The Girl Who Painted Silence
When Laila was seven years old, she stopped speaking. The doctors called it selective mutism, explaining it in clinical language that sounded distant and harmless. But for her parents, the silence felt heavy. Before that year, Laila had been expressive and curious, always asking questions about clouds, birds, and why the moon followed the car at night. Then, after a difficult move to a new city and a harsh incident at school where classmates mocked her accent, her voice simply faded. She spoke at home in whispers at first, then not at all.
By Sudais Zakwan6 days ago in Art
Whispers Beneath the Wooden Floor
The house on Alder Street had been empty for nearly two decades before the new owners arrived. It was an aging structure with peeling paint, narrow windows, and wooden floors that groaned under the slightest pressure. Most buyers avoided it because of rumors. People claimed the house had a history, though no one explained what that meant. When Amelia and her father purchased it at a low price, they dismissed the whispers as neighborhood exaggeration. Old houses made noise. Old stories survived without proof.
By Sudais Zakwan6 days ago in Criminal
The Clock That Refused to Stop
The old clock had been hanging in the hallway of Daniel’s house for as long as he could remember. It was large, wooden, and slightly crooked, its glass face scratched from years of careless cleaning. Every second, it ticked with stubborn determination, echoing through the quiet rooms like a reminder that life never paused. Daniel used to hate that sound. To him, the ticking felt like pressure—like a voice whispering that he was running out of time.
By Sudais Zakwan6 days ago in Motivation
Can Physics Explain Existence Itself? Exploring the Ultimate Question of Reality
Why does anything exist at all? Why is there something rather than nothing? In this in-depth, SEO-optimized article, we explore whether physics can fully explain existence, what modern cosmology reveals about the origin of the universe, the limits of scientific explanation, and whether the ultimate answer may lie beyond physics itself.
By shahkar jalal6 days ago in Education
