Short Story
We Don't Talk to Edith Thompson Part 8. Content Warning.
Ch 8: Final Confrontation October 31st, 2025- 11:27 AM Somehow, we all avoided Edith. Either that, or she purposely allowed us to reach the woods to lay the groundwork. For what exactly? Well, for the end of everything, of course! I mention this not to seem excited; it was more like out of abject terror and dread.
By Rain Dayzeabout 3 hours ago in Fiction
Translation Layer
The first time the earpiece failed, we were fighting about a wet towel. An actual towel. Left on the bed in a damp heap, like a small accusation with a corner folded over. My wife said something in Telugu that should have arrived in my right ear as clean English. Instead I got a soft chime, and a line of grey text floated across my glasses.
By Gautam Atmakuriabout 20 hours ago in Fiction
The Hotel That Never Opens
Chapter One – The Hotel on Blackwood Road Nobody in Blackwood spoke about the hotel. It stood at the end of an old road, surrounded by dead trees and covered in ivy. Its windows were always dark, its entrance hidden behind enormous iron gates.
By Silvia Felacoa day ago in Fiction
The Cemetery of Forgotten Names
Chapter One – The Invitation The rain had been falling for three days when Eleanor received the letter. It arrived on a Thursday morning, slipped beneath the front door of her small apartment. There was no stamp, no return address, and no name written on the envelope.
By Silvia Felacoa day ago in Fiction
We Don't Talk to Edith Thompson Part 7. Content Warning.
Ch 7: The Ritual October 31st, 2025- 10:17 AM I felt frozen, completely taken aback by what Rachel told me. My necklace, an heirloom handed down through Dad's side, would save our lives? How? Why? And what did it have to do with me?
By Rain Dayze2 days ago in Fiction
A Quiet Place: Tariq Speaks
Tariq, Joe and Ashley just clocked in to work and are reeling over the news headlines they heard before coming in to work. “Ayyyeee. Did y’all hear the news report about them aliens like the ones from the movie A Quiet Place being real?” Tariq asked in a very low tone. “Those can’t see, but can hear real good bitches?” Ashley replied jokingly. “Yeah, but ain’t nobody scared of them bitch ass aliens but you males, because men are bitches.” She continued.
By Joe Patterson3 days ago in Fiction
What Paul Doesn't Know/Pomegranates & Peacocks. Top Story - October 2026.
What Paul Doesn’t Know When I was in eighth grade, I would cut school to go to the public library so I could read books all day. I was quiet and kept to myself, so no one ever questioned me.
By Tina D. Lopez4 days ago in Fiction
