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Peter Krause
Peter Krause was a quiet boy who lived in a small town near the mountains. He was fifteen years old, tall for his age, and always wore the same old blue jacket. He didn’t have many friends, not because he was mean or rude, but because he was shy. He liked to sit alone under the big oak tree near the school and read books about animals, the stars, and places he had never seen.
By Tahir khanabout a year ago in Fiction
Together We Rise: Five Women's Tales
The fluorescent lights of the community center flickered like dying stars as Emma shoved her last $5 into the broken vending machine. It swallowed her money with a cruel clunk. No food. Just like life these days—taking everything, giving nothing back.
By Md. Muzammal Rahman Pirabout a year ago in Fiction
The Lighthouse Keeper s Daughter
The storm arrived with a vengeance, its howling winds tearing at the cliffs of Blackthorn Isle. Marin gripped the rusted railing of the lighthouse, her mother’s final words ringing in her ears: “Never let the beacon die. Not even for a second.” However, her mother had now vanished into the same sea that she had vowed to control. Marin hadn’t returned to the island in ten years. Not since her father’s fishing boat sank in these waters. But the lawyer’s letter forced her hand: “Inherit the lighthouse or lose it to the wreckers.” She’d expected dust and ghosts. The carved phrase, "For Marin, when the tides turn," on the lid of the locked trunk in the attic surprised her. Inside, she found her mother’s journals, nautical maps, and a child’s doll with one eye missing. The first journal entry chilled her:
By Md Johirul Islamabout a year ago in Fiction
Peter Krause
Peter Krause was a quiet boy who lived in a small town near the mountains. He was fifteen years old, tall for his age, and always wore the same old blue jacket. He didn’t have many friends, not because he was mean or rude, but because he was shy. He liked to sit alone under the big oak tree near the school and read books about animals, the stars, and places he had never seen.
By Tahir khanabout a year ago in Fiction
