Children's Fiction
The Last Patient of the Abandoned Mental Hospital
Blackwood Mental Hospital had been abandoned for nearly thirty years, but the stories surrounding it refused to die. The massive psychiatric institution stood alone on the edge of a dense forest, its broken windows staring across the landscape like empty eyes. Local residents avoided the area after dark, and countless urban legends claimed the hospital was haunted. Some people reported hearing screams from the upper floors late at night. Others claimed they had seen figures moving behind windows in a building that no longer had electricity. As a journalist specializing in paranormal investigations and abandoned places, I had heard dozens of similar stories before. Most of them turned out to be nothing more than exaggerated rumors. I believed Blackwood Mental Hospital would be no different.
By Robert Redford4 months ago in Chapters
The Voice Coming From the Empty Room
The first time I heard the voice, I assumed it was the wind. The house was old enough to make almost any sound imaginable. Floorboards creaked when nobody walked on them. Doors shifted slightly in their frames during cold nights. Pipes groaned behind the walls as if something were moving through them. After inheriting the property from my grandfather, I had spent nearly a month living there alone, and I had become accustomed to its strange noises. That was why I didn't pay much attention when I heard what sounded like someone speaking upstairs.
By Robert Redford4 months ago in Chapters
The Last Patient of the Abandoned Mental Hospital
The first thing people told me about Blackwood Mental Hospital was simple: don't go inside after sunset. The building had stood on the outskirts of town for nearly eighty years. Its broken windows stared across the surrounding forest like empty eyes, and its crumbling walls had become the subject of countless local legends. Some claimed they heard screams coming from the upper floors at night. Others swore they had seen lights moving through rooms that had no electricity. I never believed any of those stories. As a freelance journalist, I had spent years investigating supposedly haunted places. Most turned out to be abandoned buildings filled with exaggerated rumors and overactive imaginations. Blackwood, I assumed, would be no different. That assumption led me to the biggest mistake of my life.
By Robert Redford4 months ago in Chapters
My Reflection Started Living Its Own Life
The first time I noticed something was wrong, it lasted less than a second. I was brushing my teeth before work, staring absentmindedly into the bathroom mirror. It was an ordinary morning with the same routine I had followed for years. The same apartment. The same sink. The same tired face staring back at me. Then I blinked, and my reflection blinked a fraction of a second later. It was so subtle that I almost convinced myself I had imagined it. I stood frozen for a moment, toothbrush still in my hand, staring at the mirror. Nothing happened. My reflection stared back exactly as it should. Feeling foolish, I finished getting ready and left for work.
By Robert Redford4 months ago in Chapters
The Girl Who Remembered Tomorrow
The first time it happened, sixteen-year-old Ava Thompson thought she was losing her mind. She was sitting in history class on an ordinary Monday morning when a memory suddenly surfaced in her mind. It wasn't a daydream, and it didn't feel like a prediction. It felt exactly like a memory—clear, vivid, and familiar.
By Robert Redford4 months ago in Chapters
My Phone Started Receiving Messages From the Dead
What would you do if your phone started receiving messages from someone who had already passed away? The first message arrived on a Tuesday night at exactly 2:13 a.m. I was half asleep when my phone vibrated on the nightstand beside my bed. Normally, I would have ignored it until morning, but something about the notification made me reach for the device. As I squinted at the screen, my heart nearly stopped. The sender's name was Mom.
By Robert Redford4 months ago in Chapters
Alliance Against Pakistan & Turkey Underway
Alliance Against Pakistan & Turkey Underway A new wave of geopolitical developments has increased international attention after India signed an important defence and strategic cooperation agreement with Cyprus. Analysts in South Asia and the Middle East are debating whether this growing partnership represents part of a wider regional alliance aimed at balancing the influence of countries such as Pakistan and Turkey. The agreement has triggered political discussions, diplomatic reactions, and growing concern about changing power dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean and South Asia.
By Wings of Time 4 months ago in Chapters
Rwanda is Nature-led Adventurous Place
This small but spectacular East African country is one of the continent’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations. Rwanda is one of only three countries in the world where travellers can see mountain gorillas in the wild.
By Ibrahim Shah 5 months ago in Chapters
Today’s World War Affairs
Today’s World War Affairs The modern world is facing increasing political tension, military conflicts, and international disputes. Many people fear that today’s growing conflicts could eventually lead to another world war. Countries are competing for power, resources, technology, and influence, while wars and regional tensions continue to spread in different parts of the world. Although the world has experienced two devastating world wars in the past, humanity still struggles to maintain lasting peace.
By Wings of Time 5 months ago in Chapters
The Third World War
The Third World War The idea of a Third World War is one of the most frightening subjects in modern history and politics. After the destruction caused by the First and Second World Wars, humanity hoped that such global conflicts would never happen again. However, rising political tensions, military competition, cyber warfare, terrorism, and disputes between powerful nations continue to create fear around the world. Many people wonder whether a third world war could happen in the future and what its consequences would be for humanity.
By Wings of Time 5 months ago in Chapters
