Short Story

Welcome to Orbitronix
Orbitronix was the kind of tech startup that made you question reality—or at least your LinkedIn choices. Housed in a peeling brick building sandwiched between a vape shop and a psychic, the company billed itself as a "cloud-based synergy optimizer." No one really knew what that meant. Least of all, its employees.
By Lucianabout a year ago in Fiction
Laugh Track Enemies
Eli Kramer and Dana Scott had two things in common: a crippling dependence on caffeine and an unrelenting hatred for each other.
By Lucianabout a year ago in Fiction
Mind Over Chatter
It started, as most bad ideas do, with a cosmic hiccup. Jason McIntyre, a 33-year-old insurance adjuster with a closet full of identical khaki pants, woke up on a Tuesday morning with the mother of all migraines. At first, he chalked it up to the questionable sushi he’d eaten while binge-watching nature documentaries the night before. But when he looked at his cat and heard, “You’re late with breakfast again, hairless servant,” Jason knew something had gone terribly, ridiculously wrong.
By Lucianabout a year ago in Fiction
Operation Detention
It all started with a ham sandwich. Principal Horace Tuttle—universally feared and affectionately nicknamed "The Warden"—had instituted a policy banning all outside food. When he confiscated Simon Fletcher’s lovingly packed ham and Swiss, declaring it a “threat to campus integrity,” something in the senior class finally snapped.
By Lucianabout a year ago in Fiction
Why AI Development Services Are the Silent Force Behind Business Innovation
In a world where technology is evolving at breakneck speed, one innovation stands out from the rest: Artificial Intelligence (AI). You may not see it directly, but AI is working silently in the background—powering your Netflix recommendations, helping banks detect fraud, and even assisting doctors with diagnoses. The driving engine behind these advancements? Professional ai development services that turn raw data and algorithms into intelligent business tools.
By Sparix Globalabout a year ago in Fiction
The Boy I admired
The Boy I Looked Up To In the village of Eldwyn, nestled in the valley where the stars kissed the mountains, lived a boy named Cael.
By Lajuk anjumabout a year ago in Fiction
She Said 'We're Not Right,' But Her Eyes Told a Different Story
She left without shedding a single tear. Just placed the key gently on my desk and gave me a faint smile. That smile wasn't bitter or resentful.
By Adam Collinsabout a year ago in Fiction
What People Do For Money
Otis Fireheart was one of the nicest people on the planet Earth. He lived paycheck to paycheck on the top floor of one of New York City’s worst low-income apartment buildings. Every day, he walked down 15 flights of stairs. Nobody trusted the elevator. He would walk 10 blocks to Right Fit Drug Store, where he would work 9 to 5 only to get paid minimum wage. He never had more than $500 in the bank at one time. Even though he didn’t have a dime to his name, he always made sure that he would do something nice for those less fortunate than he was. It wasn’t ever that much, but he did what he could. And it was very much appreciated.
By David E. Perryabout a year ago in Fiction
She Danced in My Funeral
Written from the soul of the dead I was dead. Truly dead. I only realized it when I saw my own body lying in the casket, motionless, surrounded by flowers that smelled too sweet for something so tragic. People came, offered their condolences, cried a little… and left.
By USAMA KHANabout a year ago in Fiction
The cask of Amontillado
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled. But the very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.
By Mohammad Romanabout a year ago in Fiction
When an Ant Falls from a Height
When an ant falls from a height, it usually does not suffer serious damage. This behavior is also known as the retrograde safety rule. There are several reasons for this:
By Rohitha Lankaabout a year ago in Fiction
OPEN ALL HOURS
Children have a rangy, wired look about them. They eat junk, but they never get enough sleep, so it balances out. Sort of. Caffeine is romanticised to a hellish degree. People used to joke they couldn't live without it. Now, large triple-strength espressos are handed to pre-schoolers, no matter what time of day or night they arrive for classes. Nobody laughs.
By L.C. Schäferabout a year ago in Fiction