Mystery

The light beneath the Lake
The town of Elderbrook was quiet. Not the comforting quiet of a peaceful place, but the kind that hums with buried secrets. It sat nestled between mist-laced forests and an ancient lake so still it often looked like a slab of black glass. No one swam in that lake, not since 1976. Not since the light.
By Shaheerabout a year ago in Fiction
A Love That the Rain Took Away
The first time Zayan saw Meher, she was standing in the college library, completely lost in a poetry book. Her eyes, framed by loose curls, glistened under the warm yellow light. She looked peaceful—like she belonged in every line of the poem she read. He didn’t know her, but somehow, his heart already did.
By ArshNaya Writesabout a year ago in Fiction
CASE FILE 002-A – SALT HOLLOW, PART 1: THE WATER REMEMBERS
There’s a silence that settles over a forgotten town; thick, permanent, soaked into the wood and stone like mildew. Salt Hollow doesn’t echo. It absorbs.
By Veil of Shadowsabout a year ago in Fiction
The Hungry Ghost – Why It Stalked My Refrigerator . AI-Generated.
I used to think my house was haunted. Doors creaked open, cold air brushed past my neck, and late at night, the sound of something moving echoed from the kitchen. But there were no flying chairs, no flickering lights, no dramatic ghost girl in white.
By Secretabout a year ago in Fiction
He Loved Me… but Married Someone Else . AI-Generated.
I still remember the way he looked at me — like I was the only person in the room, even when we were surrounded by the world. I still remember the long talks, the soft glances, the way he listened like every word I said mattered.
By Secretabout a year ago in Fiction
10 Years of Marriage Equality
A Decade of Love and Progress Where were you on June 26, 2015? For me, it was a normal day at work. But that day changed history—it was the day same-sex marriage became legal across all 50 states in the U.S. We celebrated love, equality, and a hard-won victory for the LGBTQ+ community, activists, and everyone who believes in justice.
By Shafi Ullah Darweshabout a year ago in Fiction
The Letter I Never Sent . AI-Generated.
Dear You, I don’t know how to start this letter, or even if I should. But somehow, the words are louder in silence than they ever were out loud. So here I am, writing the letter I never sent — and probably never will.
By Secretabout a year ago in Fiction
The Ghost Who Had Social Anxiety . AI-Generated.
Everyone assumes ghosts love attention. They slam doors, flicker lights, whisper your name at 3 a.m. But not all spirits are like that.
By Secretabout a year ago in Fiction
The Last Feather of Vithariel
The Last Feather of Vithariel They said the gods once sang from the mountain peaks, and the birds carried their songs across the wind.
By Shafi Ullah Darweshabout a year ago in Fiction
When the Moon Refused to Rise
The night the moon refused to rise, wolves howled themselves hoarse beneath a sky as black as spilled ink. And in the silent palace halls, Princess Leora realized that the darkness wasn’t just outside—it was growing inside her, too.
By Izazkhanabout a year ago in Fiction
The last light in the window
The town of Elmsbrook had long surrendered itself to silence. Not the peaceful kind—but the heavy, suffocating kind that seeps into your bones. The people moved like shadows, their eyes weary, their steps calculated. The laughter that once echoed through the cobblestone streets had dried up like the old river that used to flow by the mill.
By Shaheerabout a year ago in Fiction
Door Glass
Elise first saw him in the mirror. It wasn’t a reflection. It was a presence. She’d been in the changing room, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead like lazy flies. Her skirt was half-zipped when something flickered at the edge of the mirror—a stain, a shadow too dense to be a trick of the light.
By Paper Lanternabout a year ago in Fiction