Mystery
Broken Vision. Honorable Mention in Nothing But Voices Challenge. Top Story - January 2026.
“Anything else, Lieutenant Colonel Dixon?” “Permission to push forward, General. Our defences are holding, and the enemy is faltering, I believe we could gain an advantage going on the attack."
By Liam Storm10 months ago in Fiction
When the Quiet Finally spoke
Chapter One: The Shape of Silence Elena Marais learned, early on, how to make herself small without disappearing entirely.It was a delicate balance—existing without inviting attention, breathing without being heard. She had mastered it the way some people mastered languages or instruments. Quiet became her second skin.The café opened at six every morning, but Elena arrived at half past five, when the town still slept and the ocean breathed slowly in the distance. She liked those thirty minutes of solitude. The smell of ground coffee. The soft hum of the refrigerator. The predictable comfort of setting cups in neat rows, handles aligned, ready for hands that would soon wrap around them.
By Alice Van Heerden10 months ago in Fiction
What We Do on Sundays
Every Sunday at exactly 6:40 p.m., we set the table for three. This is the ritual. The time never changes, even when the light does. In summer, the sun still presses against the windows, lingering, curious. In winter, the room is already blue with evening, the corners soft and retreating. But the clock is firm. 6:40. Not earlier. Never later.
By Ajan Lori A. 10 months ago in Fiction
Embrace 2026 Don’t Fear It
Embrace 2026 Don’t Fear It Do not step back from the edge of the year. It is not a cliff, it is a doorway wide. The days ahead are not sharpened with threat. They wait like hands that have learned how to hold. You have survived heavier nights than these. Carried years that asked far more of your heart. This year does not come armed with your past. It comes empty, asking what you will place inside. Let the number pass without flinching or doubt. Time is not hunting you down. It walks beside you, steady and calm, keeping pace with who you have become.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Fiction
Drone Attack Claim on Putin’s Residence
Drone Attack Claim on Putin’s Residence: What We Know and What Remains Unproven In recent days, headlines around the world have reported claims from the Russian government that a drone attack targeted the residence of President Vladimir Putin. According to Moscow, Ukrainian drones attempted to strike a location connected to the Russian leader, raising fears of a dramatic escalation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. However, as with many events in this conflict, the truth is more complex than the initial claims suggest.
By Wings of Time 10 months ago in Fiction
Ukrainian Strikes Inside Russia and the Putin Controversy
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Ukrainian Strikes Inside Russia and the Putin Controversy In late December 2025, tension rose once more in the long-running Russia-Ukraine war after Russia claimed that Ukrainian forces had carried out a drone attack targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region of Russia. This accusation quickly became a headline in many countries, but independent information and U.S. intelligence assessments show there is no evidence Ukraine targeted Putin’s home. Reuters+1
By Wings of Time 10 months ago in Fiction
Once Upon the Shoulders of Giants
Funny it should rain today, Ariel thought as she wiped the misted rain droplets off the top of the reliquary. She tucked her short blonde hair behind her ear and unfurled her sleeves. An admittedly disenchanted, middle-aged archaeologist, Ariel had never been one to appreciate the irony of weather in a situation, but there was a first time for everything.
By Call Me Les10 months ago in Fiction
