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The Shell’s Call
Kaia wandered the sun-kissed shores of Cayo Costa each and every morning, collecting calcium carbonate treasures and listening to the gentle hum of churning ocean water.
By Madison "Maddy" Newton23 days ago in Fiction
It Comes to Dinner
Every year on the coldest night of March, Mara sets the table for two. She does not check the weather. She does not need to. The cold finds her.
By Kam23 days ago in Fiction
The Sack. Content Warning.
Author’s Note: This story was originally written for a creative prompt and has since been revisited and revised. Though fictional, it draws inspiration from real historical atrocities and the destruction of thriving Black communities in America. The language within the journal entries reflects the prejudices of the era in which the fictional narrator lived. While certain terms have been softened, they are included to illuminate the cruelty and contradictions of that time, not to excuse or endorse them.
By Briya Shockley23 days ago in Fiction
The Witch’s Poisonous blood. Content Warning.
The beast bit into my flesh, and the wet, sucking sound of his sharp teeth tearing into skin, blood, muscle, and tendons made me nauseous.
By Minou J. Linde23 days ago in Fiction
The night everything changed. Content Warning.
As soon as I saw it, I knew what needed to be done. I left without a second thought. I ran straight into the pouring rain and was soaked within seconds. I shivered and pulled my cloak tighter, but the buttons were broken and I couldn’t close it properly. One was missing, and the rest hung from loose threads. A cold draft slipped through, the wind flowing freely.
By Minou J. Linde24 days ago in Fiction
Reborn To Revenge
Prologue I remember dying. Not the calm, peaceful kind—the gentle fading, the soft glow at the end of a tunnel. No. Mine was chaos. Metal twisting. Glass shattering like delicate ice beneath my head. My heart didn’t slow down. It shattered.
By Relistream26 days ago in Fiction
Egg of the End
The excavation had been years in the making. Nestled deep within the sands of an isolated desert, the Temple of Aasha—the so-called “Womb of Eternity”—had long been a legend among archaeologists. Dr. Eleanor Voss and her team finally unearthed its secrets in the weeks leading up to Easter. At the heart of the temple lay the prize that would make history: an egg.
By V-Ink Stories28 days ago in Fiction
Candy Curse
Easter was always the busiest season for Mathias Grayson, the famed chocolatier of the quaint town of Willowridge. His confections were renowned—velvety truffles, delicate pralines, and his pièce de résistance: intricately molded chocolate Easter eggs filled with hidden surprises. People came from miles around to buy his creations, enchanted by their taste and beauty.
By V-Ink Stories28 days ago in Fiction
The Fifth Element -2 Potential. Honorable Mention in Craft Over Catharsis Challenge.
MEMO STAMP: For Sony Pictures internal circulation only DATE: February 5, 2026 TO: Maurizio Vitale, EVP, Worldwide Marketing & Brand Strategy
By Lana V Lynx29 days ago in Fiction
The Mystic Underground
White Tree scrambled as fast as he could down Stone Street. The fog clung soberly over the late night in Manhattan, disturbed mainly by his thumping footsteps.
By Gabriel Shames29 days ago in Fiction
Where the Ocean Keeps Secrets
The brochure showed smiling couples, crystal-blue water, and dolphins jumping beside the boat. Nothing about fear. Nothing about disappearances. Nothing about how silence feels when the ocean decides to keep someone.
By Salman Writes29 days ago in Fiction
The Shape of What She Didn't Say
I. Catalog She did not tell him she found his laugh too loud for restaurants. She did not correct him when he introduced her as his girlfriend to his mother, though they had been on four dates and she had not agreed to this.
By Destiny S. Harrisabout a month ago in Fiction