Sci Fi
The Hollow Earth’s Lungs
The World’s Largest Cave: It Has a Forest, a River, and Clouds Inside Prologue: The Last Transmission Day 17. Coordinates redacted. This is Dr. Elara Voss, lead geologist of the Hollow Earth Consortium*. We’ve… found something. The cave isn’t just a cave. It’s a biome. A living, breathing organism. The clouds—they’re not water vapor. They’re spores. And they’re aware. Do not send rescue. Repeat: Do. Not. Come. Heed the—
By Digital Home Library by Masud Rana2 years ago in Fiction
The Silent Switch: When the City Slept, the Cars Awoke
The city was quiet. The kind of quiet that only came after midnight, when the last metro had rumbled through its final station and the streets belonged to shadows and the low hum of automated systems. Neon flickered on damp asphalt. A soft mist clung to the roads like memory. Even the wind felt hesitant, as though it didn’t want to disturb the delicate stillness.
By Alpha Cortex2 years ago in Fiction
Like a house on fire
The fireplace had breathed its last in the wee hours of that morning. Powdery grey ash now lounged where hot flames had sprung to life only hours before. It was Sam's job to clean it out every morning, and he hated doing it. But Jill had said he didn't do enough around the house, and she had been really angry about that this time.
By Marie McGrath2 years ago in Fiction
When the Sky Took Over
It was on the night of March 31, 2025, just like any other. It was a quiet evening in a coastal town. Mark Ellis was a grease-stained 42-year-old mechanic with a passion for old radios. In his garage, he was fine-tuning a radio. On the corner, his teenage daughter Ellie sat; she was reclining on the ground, playing on her phone with her earbuds pumping music. It was the same old refrigerator hummy quiet outside combined with the dim light of streetlights reflecting off the street. But then at 8:47 p.m., utter silence—lights flickered off, the screens of every electrical device bid adieu, and a deathly stillness fell. Mark flipped the switch on the garagelight; nothing.
By Nayan Jonaki Bora2 years ago in Fiction
The Passenger’s Secret
Chapter 1: The Fare That Vanished Lila Cruz had driven three drunk college students, a silent nun, and a man who argued with his Bluetooth earpiece before *she* got in. The woman slid into the backseat at 1:17 a.m., her face obscured by a black hoodie. No hello. Just an address punched into the app: 17 Riverfront Drive.
By Digital Home Library by Masud Rana2 years ago in Fiction
The whisper of Quantum Echoes
The Whisper of Quantum Echoes The hum of the photon gates filled the sprawling research facility with a quiet buzz, like a faint heartbeat of discovery. Kavya Mehta adjusted her glasses and peered at the holographic projection before her—a swirling tapestry of quantum streams from beyond the observable universe. The project was called EchoPoint, a marvel of engineering that transcended human imagination, allowing scientists to observe quantum echoes from realities parallel to their own. Kavya, a physicist with relentless curiosity and a soft spot for the mysteries of the cosmos, was its lead researcher.
By Saroj Kumar Senapati2 years ago in Fiction
The Ghost Train
Chapter 6: The First Stop The rhythmic clacking of wheels on the track slowed gradually, the first indication that the Infinity Line was approaching a station. Sarah's phone battery had dwindled to fifteen percent despite being fully charged when she boarded, but she activated the camera anyway, determined to document whatever came next.
By Shane D. Spear2 years ago in Fiction
The Quantum Bite
The Quantum Bite The teleportation experiment had always been a dream—a concept relegated to science fiction novels and speculative physics. Until now. Dr. Mira Anand, a quantum physicist with an unyielding passion for exploring the boundaries of science, had devoted over a decade of her life to perfecting the teleporter. For years, she and her team had tested objects, meticulously analyzing each result. Metal objects reappeared unscathed, paper resisted deformation, and even complex electronics seemed to survive the journey. But organic matter? That had remained elusive, uncertain, and risky. Until today.
By Saroj Kumar Senapati2 years ago in Fiction
