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The Power of Fiction: Local Writers Inspire New Generations
M Mehran In a quiet corner of our community, a group of storytellers is proving that fiction is more than just entertainment—it’s a bridge between imagination and reality.
By Muhammad Mehran6 months ago in Fiction
The Text Message I Never Sent. AI-Generated.
I have always found comfort in words. I love the way they can be arranged into a perfect, biting retort or a beautifully crafted apology. In any argument, my first instinct was to reach for my phone—my digital sword and shield. I believed that the right combination of words could win any battle, especially with the people I loved most. But I was wrong. The most important message I ever composed is one that no one will ever read.
By syed6 months ago in Fiction
Cast No Shadow
The road takes all. She laid atop him, thigh against thigh, breath heavy on his neck. The first light of morning registered through the window slats, painting the rough and worn floorboards a dazzlingly soft orange. The movements, the breaths, all performative at best: hers for the coin in the offing, his because his thoughts were far from the dingy rented bedroom. Liquor, women, God–all failed to draw his mind away from the horizon.
By Matthew J. Fromm6 months ago in Fiction
The Stranger Who Knew My Name. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
I still remember the evening it all began. It was early autumn, the kind of night when the air feels crisp, and the streets glow faintly under the flicker of old street lamps. I had just left the bookstore, clutching a novel I had been waiting to read, when I felt the distinct sensation of being watched.
By Tariq Ahmad6 months ago in Fiction
The magic garden . Honorable Mention in The Shape of the Thing Challenge.
“O-Once upon a time,” she started, her eyes luminous from the light gleaming from the large window of the small room. Her quick expression darted around, looking about carefully, and then, longingly, at her family. She said much clearer and with a resounding nod:
By Melissa Ingoldsby6 months ago in Fiction
The Candle Maker’s Secret
The shop smelled of beeswax, honey, and secrets. When my grandmother passed, she left me two things: her creaky, clapboard house and her beloved candle shop, “The Wick’s End.” The will had one peculiar instruction: “Elara, you must keep making the candles. The recipe is in the red book. Do not deviate.”
By Habibullah6 months ago in Fiction
The Enchanted Threads of Time
Hook / Intro No one knew that a simple stitch could alter the fate of an entire city—until Sofia discovered the enchanted fabric. In Nueva Estrella, a city famous for its vibrant streets and ancient legends, her little fabric shop seemed ordinary—but hidden within it were enchanted threads and destinies waiting to be unraveled. Every customer, every fabric, every stitch held the potential to reveal a story that could change lives. This was more than a fantasy story—it was a living magical realism tale interwoven with history, hope, and personal growth.
By ✦•············• Freelancer •············✦6 months ago in Fiction
The Last Song Beneath the Stars. Content Warning.
Seren had always known she was the last. The Observatory’s glass dome groaned beneath the winds that scoured the dead Earth, but she barely noticed anymore. The hum of the machines was her lullaby, the stars her only companions.
By E. hasan6 months ago in Fiction
Hearts Made of Starlight
They met where the sky touched the sea—on the cliffside of a forgotten town that rarely saw visitors, where stars spilled across the night like shattered glass.
By Muhammad Haris khan afridi6 months ago in Fiction
On the Way to College
Samiullah tightened the strap of his bag and stepped out of his home just like any other morning. The sun was gentle, the streets alive with rickshaws and bicycles, the voices of shopkeepers calling out as usual. To him, the road to college was always the same—familiar turns, same old tea stalls, and the same faces rushing by.
By Samiullah6 months ago in Fiction
AI Retold: The Three Little Pigs. AI-Generated.
[[ This is the second of an exploratory series where I prompt modern AI to retell classic fairy tales or fables, mainly out of curiosity to see what the AI extracts from the process and results in. In this case, it was Copilot with the Smart feature, probably running some iteration of GPT-5.
By Taylor Inman6 months ago in Fiction
The Whispering Alley
M Mehran In the heart of Maplewood, a quiet town with cobblestone streets and flickering lamplights, there was an alley that everyone avoided. Locals called it “Whispering Alley,” not because of the wind or the rustling leaves, but because of the strange murmurs people claimed to hear when walking through it at night.
By Muhammad Mehran6 months ago in Fiction