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Ritual of Fear and White Dust
*A note for the book 404: Reality Not Found I burst out of the factory, away from those glass panes where every face is a judge. Hood up – my only sanctuary, a fabric armor against the stares. A lit cigarette trembles between my fingers, headphones dug into my ears, cutting me off from a world that wants to catch me, chew me up, and spit me out. I’m walking toward the bus stop, but I’m not just walking – I’m fleeing, though no one is behind me. Or are they?
By Piotr Nowak30 days ago in Chapters
Silent Panic
The Silent Panic The panic doesn’t arrive with a scream. It arrives with a whisper — a tightening in the chest so subtle I almost miss it. A flicker of something sharp beneath the slow-motion heaviness. A shift in the internal weather that doesn’t match the stillness of my body.
By Elisa Wontorcik30 days ago in Chapters
Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., plans to introduce a bill
The Spark The fluorescent lights in the Capitol hallway hummed quietly as Congresswoman Delia Ramirez stood alone outside her office, clutching a thick folder of draft legislation. It was early — too early for most lawmakers — but she couldn’t sleep anyway. Not with the videos circulating. Not with the protests raging in the streets. And not with the memory of Renee Nicole Good’s face splashed across every screen in America.
By Organic Products about a month ago in Chapters
Glass Winter | Chapter X
When it became too much all Mal could do was retreat from the world, despite his high position within the commune. He could no longer cast his thoughts onto all that was beautiful, nor observe the darkness and all its frightful potential. No. He could only be.
By Andrei Babaninabout a month ago in Chapters
Dragon Horse. Content Warning.
Captain Swirski walks in the shadow of his ship, the ORP Dragoon, the one hundred and thirty-six meter, fastest-built destroyer of the southern hemisphere’s navy with a top speed of 30 knots. It is propelled by six Yarrow-type water-tube boilers, geared steam turbines, and two shafts, and it is armed with six Mk XII guns, two Mk V AA guns, and twelve torpedo launchers.
By Wen Xiaoshengabout a month ago in Chapters
