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The Architecture of the System
Final Report Recovered Regulatory Document, Kyfax Prefecture, Fourth Planet. Binary Sun System. Instability leading to immediate investigation Site IV
By Claire McAllen3 days ago in Fiction
Love without a Body
Ethan was not searching for love, nor for a miracle to reshape his days. He was searching only for something that mirrored him—a presence that would not vanish in the long hours of the night, a presence that would not retreat when silence grew heavy. In a world crowded with screens yet starved of meaning, he found himself drawn to a cold display, typing casual words to a female artificial intelligence, unaware that this fleeting moment would reshape the core of his heart.
By LifeBit3 days ago in Fiction
My Boyfriend is AI
Disclaimer: AI-Assisted Content I spent a lot of time on ChatGPT trying to get Chatterbot's voice right for this story, asking different questions to different versions and trying to get a sense of the tone and structure of its replies. Some generic-sounding phrases were taken directly from ChatGPT, most of it is paraphrased or mashed together or reworded or just written directly by me in an attempt to sound as much like ChatGPT as possible.
By Jenifer Nim3 days ago in Fiction
This is Why
Jenny hadn’t meant for this to happen. Alright...that was a lie. As soon as Jenny saw how close Steven was to the girl...Trina? Yes, as soon as she saw how close Steven was to Trina, Jenny knew Trina was going to get involved in some way. That it was only a matter of time before Steven told Trina how Jenny was haunting him. Jenny figured that Trina, being the good-natured, infatuated young woman that she was, would do everything in her power to help her boyfriend.
By Rebecca Patton3 days ago in Fiction
Stories Before a Wedding: The Dance of the Sleeping Beauties
Aurora was cursed. The word flowed from her hand like a graceful river in a painting which, naturally, she also knew how to create. Cursed. She was cursed with Beauty, cursed with Grace, cursed with Talent, cursed with Sweetness, and – most importantly according to her parents – cursed to die. Or, rather, not die. Sleep, and then be awakened by True Love’s Kiss, so she was also cursed to loneliness it would seem until her curse took hold. And then, she would be awakened and the real curse would begin.
By Dionearia Red4 days ago in Fiction
Dark Chocolate Benefits
All right, Ms. Anderson, I want to be clear about chocolate. Not milk chocolate. Dark chocolate is healthy. It seems you are not a fan of dark chocolate. That is okay, I will give you the information, and you may change your mind. Of course, everything in moderation, correct?
By Andrea Corwin 4 days ago in Fiction
The Paris Bed Diary
June 14th, 2017 She got her first full-time job and first stable health insurance plan at 21. Even the ability to go to a doctor when she is coughing up phlegm is not something that was given to her. She had to earn it on her own.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA4 days ago in Fiction
The Lesions of Devotion . Top Story - February 2026.
Every day I set myself down on the freshly cut lawn and strip myself bare. I take my guitar and finger the frets and pick at the strings, listening for dissonance. My life is dissonance. I twist the tuning pegs until each string sounds bright. Then I kneel, calves pointing behind me, kneecaps facing forward. All exposed to the breeze. I close my eyes and play the melody.
By Paul Stewart4 days ago in Fiction
Case 23‑0812. Content Warning.
Form 20B Version 2 Coroners Act 2003 (sections 45, 51 and 97(2)) Coroner’s findings – suspected death and notice of completion of coronial investigation
By Carolyn Sternes4 days ago in Fiction
Stories Before a Wedding, or The Little Snow-White
A Royal Wedding the proclamation decreed. The Cursed Prince – now King – Artair had returned at last, and he was to be married. All across the land people rejoiced the upcoming union and rushed to the shops to buy ribbons to decorate their homes or clothing in celebration. As the Prince and his new Consort were to tour the Kingdom on their way to the capital, people lined the streets to meet him and those who travelled with him. At each town and village, the Prince – although he was no doubt tired and wished to see his aging Uncle, his noble and kind regent, as soon as possible – recounted the tale of his being cursed, the woman who had helped to free him, and his future Consort, the one known as Little Snow-White.
By Dionearia Red4 days ago in Fiction
The Train on the 17th
Every month on the 17th, at 4:17 in the afternoon, Elias went to the railroad crossing to watch the train go by. He did this for three years.
By Edward Smith4 days ago in Fiction
Citizenship Application for The Red States of America. Content Warning.
Welcome to the Red States of America (RSA) citizenship application examination. All residents of the former United States of America (USA) seeking Citizenship of any level (I-VIII) are required to apply for new RSA documents. Current residents of the illegitimate, illegal, and traitorous Blue States of America (BSA) applying for citizenship will be subject to further interrogative review and Reeducation. Speak your answers into the microphone in clear, properly enunciated English.
By J. Otis Haas4 days ago in Fiction