Fiction

Jayla Mile. Chapters 9 & 10
9. Lilacs and Roses Jay and Gold bar hop, from Club Intime to the Cloak and Dagger to Stop 39, where they are thirty-nine storeys into the sky and twenty-six stories into his life. He punctuates his lengthy diatribes with the lighting of cigarettes. Holding the lit match for a pregnant moment, his chiseled features are illuminated from below; devilish shadows play there as he tilts his head down to ignite the waiting fag. Exhaling, he extinguishes the match flame with a snap of his wrist, then looks up at her through strategically arranged eyebrows to resume the spinning of a metaphysical qabbalistical quandary around and about her brain.
By Marie Wilsonabout a year ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 230
Behind a wall in the Breen mansion, a series of rooms appeared. Then, under a drop down floor tile, there existed even more rooms. The styles and colors looked brash and clean and bright.
By Skyler Saundersabout a year ago in Chapters
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession 5
Luna pushed the unconscious boy off her and sat up, clutching her neck, hissing as she drew in a sharp breath. With a flick of her wrist, she conjured a water mirror and carefully examined the wound on her neck.
By Lappas Engermanabout a year ago in Chapters
In Loving Memory
Vanessa yanked the teddy from little Tee’s hands and marched straight to her mother. Leaning close, she whispered, “My new sister is always getting new teddies from Dad. I don’t like it.” Without waiting for a response, she stormed off.
By Agatha Edithabout a year ago in Chapters
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession 4
Tian Yu spoke sympathetically. “Luna, I’ll wait right outside. I promise I won’t peek.” Luna’s lips moved, but in the end, she said nothing. Bracing herself for a noble sacrifice, she prepared to step into the cave.
By Lappas Engermanabout a year ago in Chapters
Stop Trying to Please Everyone at Work
The Problem with Being ‘Too Nice’ Many people believe that being nice at work will automatically lead to better relationships, smoother teamwork, and more opportunities. While kindness is essential, being overly agreeable can backfire. Psychologists warn that constantly putting others’ needs above your own can make you appear insincere, undermine your authority, and even create burnout.
By Lucy watsonabout a year ago in Chapters
Jayla Mile. Chapters 7 & 8
7. Going for Gold: At seven o'clock on the assigned Friday evening Jay walks from her class at the Lilac Circus to the street of the lowlit Club Intime. She intends to stop and have a cigarette a block away from its canopied entrance, while pondering her next move. It seems foolish, this rendezvous, an invitation to the kind of trouble she’d decided to be through with. Man Trouble.
By Marie Wilsonabout a year ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 229
Socialista flew on a personal jet to her third home from Sussex County to New Castle County. This flight lasted about twenty minutes. She rationalized the idea that she had cut down on the usage of fossil fuels by just using the aircraft for a short while.
By Skyler Saundersabout a year ago in Chapters
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession 3
Facing an enemy, Luna had only one principle: Hit first, think never. With Tianyu in hand, she leapt down lightly, landing as though weightless.
By Lappas Engermanabout a year ago in Chapters
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession
The wind in Gui Ling always carried a damp, moldy stench, like the decayed, desolate courtyard from a distant memory. But tonight’s wind was different—laced with a faint sweetness, like the plum-blossom rains of the Jiangnan in misty spring.
By Lappas Engermanabout a year ago in Chapters
Building a Connection with Allah
“Indeed, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.” (Surah Ar-Ra’d: 28) In the journey of life, humans constantly search for meaning, belonging, and peace. We build relationships with family, friends, and society, yet even the deepest human connection has its limits—time, change, and circumstances can alter or even break them. But there is one relationship that is timeless, unchanging, and eternal: the connection with Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
By Ghaniabout a year ago in Chapters
Jayla Mile. Chapters 4,5,6
4. False Start “From out of the crowd at the stand up bar,” Jayla tells Samuel, “Gold took hold of my arm. That gesture led to the Centre.”
By Marie Wilsonabout a year ago in Chapters