Mystery
Experiences May Differ
Just one look. Wouldn't hurt, would it? That's what they all say. That's what they never stop saying. Don't look through the keyhole. Don't tempt fate, don't push for the unseen to be seen. Don't strike up a parley with the unknown beyond the liminality of your doorway/doorframe. Still, what would the harm be in looking through the keyhole or the peephole? The peephole was designed by Abe Nichols and Joseph Spector, who patented their specific version of a concept that had existed for many centuries, and it became known as the optical door peephole or wide-angle door viewer.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Fiction
THE PARALLEL TRANSMISSION
The Parallel Transmission When the message arrived, reality began to unravel. by Alex Mario The night was silent—too silent for a world stitched together by signals, motors, and the soft hiss of the cosmos. Wind swept over the Carpathian ridge and died against concrete, and inside the hilltop observatory the only sound was the hum of old equipment refusing to retire.
By Alex Marioabout a year ago in Fiction
Behind the Sheet
We moved into the house in late fall, the kind of season where daylight fades before you feel ready. The nice elderly landlord walked us room to room with a natural smile, pointing out upgrades and fresh paint and how the furnace had been recently serviced. He kept talking, but every time we reached the hallway, he angled his body away from the last opening at the far end. He never looked at it directly. He never mentioned it.
By Joey Rainesabout a year ago in Fiction
The Thought Archive
🖋️ Story Description In the rain-drenched city of Torrento, memories aren’t lost -- they’re stored. Fifteen years after erasing a tragedy from his past, Elias Crane receives a mysterious notice from The Thought Archive -- a shadowy institution that keeps forgotten memories sealed in glass. Inside one vial lies everything he wanted to forget: the love he lost, the pain he buried, and the truth that never stopped waiting for him. When the Archive forces him to remember, Elias must confront what it means to live without the past -- and whether love is something we can ever truly erase. The Thought Archive is a haunting, introspective story about grief, memory, and the quiet courage it takes to remember who we are.
By Sahir E Shafqatabout a year ago in Fiction
Behind the Sea Green Door. Runner-Up in The Forgotten Room Challenge.
From the outside, it was just your run-of-the-mill garden shed. One of those metal sheds that becomes sweltering and almost unbearable on a summer’s day. It was a little rusted around the edges and worn with age. Where the paint had survived the elements, it was a beautiful sea green that matched the colour of the winter grass after the rain.
By Sandy Gillmanabout a year ago in Fiction
