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Cyclone Fengal Live Updates: Chennai Waterlogged, Fewer Local Trains, Airport Shut
Chennai, November 30, 2024 — Cyclone Fengal has unleashed its fury across Tamil Nadu’s capital, bringing heavy rains, water logging, and disruption to daily life. The city is grappling with incessant downpours, forcing authorities to suspend local train services partially and temporarily shut down Chennai International Airport. Here’s the latest on the developing situation.
By Orkhi Basumatary2 years ago in Chapters
ABOUT Sympathetic Resonance
About: Sympathetic Resonance Blurb: Jemison Thorsby is a paranormal debunker. He is renown for exposing fake videos and psychics. But his big secret is that all he really wants to do is find is a real medium, someone who really sees ghosts, just like he does.
By J smith kirkland2 years ago in Chapters
Sympathetic Resonance
CHAPTER 1 - Life Of The Party “It was a great party.” Jemison looks towards the voice. He is not startled by the man sitting in the comfy chair in the corner of his bedroom. It's not the first time that Walton Kensington has been there after Jemison awakes from a dream, or feels a sudden temperature drop.
By J smith kirkland2 years ago in Chapters
Chapter 7: The Metal Angel and The Metal Bitter. It’s a Meet Cute!. Content Warning.
The Metal Angel (Zero) Zero was standing in the middle of the training ground, when a girl who looked a few years younger than him ran up and started punching him. Zero was perplexed but the blows didn’t hurt so he decided to let her tire herself out and as she sank to the ground exhausted he patted her on the head and walked away.
By Allie and Emmy2 years ago in Chapters
My Secret Girlfriend
Chapter 1: **A Love Built on Promises** Hi, my name is Eric, and this is my story—a story about love, commitment, and the choices we make when faced with temptation. I’m a 34-year-old engineer living in sunny California, and I’ve spent most of my life searching for a place to belong. Growing up in an orphanage taught me a lot about love, or rather the lack of it. But when I met Lisa, everything changed.
By Mustary Islam2 years ago in Chapters
Welcome to Modish Wear (Chapter 4)
7 A.M. An alarm on a sleek cellphone began to play melodious music, and a disheveled young man began wrestling with the blankets. He knocked the phone off his nightstand, "I wasn't dreaming. Yesterday really happened."
By Frank DiLuzio2 years ago in Chapters
sugar, we're going down swinging
Roy grimaced at the pounding in his temples. He shifted in the sheets, taking stock - no injuries, no missing appendages - and brought a hand up to rub his face. He did a quick mental recap. Roy Harper. Archer. Red Arrow. Formerly Speedy. Clone. Currently feeling like roadkill. Opening his eyes fully proved difficult as he squinted against the sunlight pouring in through the open window, and he immediately knew something was wrong. Besides his tragic hangover, he wasn't even at home. His dingy Star City apartment didn't get this much sun ever, not even on good days.
By Vee2 years ago in Chapters
scintillation (the sky is clear; the stars are twinkling)
“What the - ” Artemis froze in place. Cursing everything that had led her to this point, she turned around sheepishly. Staring at her with wide eyes was a boy around her age, barefoot and grasping a - was that a frying pan? His stance turned defensive as he brandished the pan at her. “Who are you and what are you doing here.”
By Vee2 years ago in Chapters
warriors to the end
He knelt in a traditional warrior bow of respect, his nose nearly touching the ground. He would have bent further if he could have - Spirits knew she deserved it - but his movements weren't as fluid as they were before. Years ago, when they had been together, fighting side by side, a perfect team. He rose, on shaky but sturdy limbs, vision distorted by stray tears. It appeared that he still had more to spare.
By Vee2 years ago in Chapters
maul the world like a carnival bear set free
It starts with the salt shaker. Artemis is cooking dinner and her hands are full and she tells him to pass her the salt. Wally is eyeball-deep in yet another essay so he doesn't so much as acknowledge her.
By Vee2 years ago in Chapters
cut out all the ropes
Jade is drunk. So there’s that. The only reason he’s even here to witness this undoubted trainwreck is because Artemis is out of town - Stanford, of all places - and apparently he’s the next best thing (“Please, Roy! I’ll never rag on your whole sidekick thing again.”).
By Vee2 years ago in Chapters
the sky is everywhere
She’d just sent Bart off to take a shower when the doorbell rang. Artemis, hair loose but in still costume (cowl off, no gloves) walked into the living room and immediately spotted a pint of Ben and Jerry’s perched innocently on the coffee table. A yellow post-it was stuck hap-hazardly to the paper container, the condensation already causing it to unstick.
By Vee2 years ago in Chapters