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Off Into The Fog
A small pile of discarded soil shifted beneath his feet, one of the many that lay scattered like anthills around the mound of red soil upon which nothing would ever grow.
By Matthew J. Fromm3 days ago in Fiction
Hyperdemic
Journal entry (1) May 16th, 2067—Albuquerque NM It has been one hundred and sixty-two days since chaos deprived humans of the right to societal advancements. Man is just beginning to adjust to this new detriment causing upheavals in life's delicate flow.
By Lamar Wiggins3 days ago in Fiction
Holy Night at the Trailer Park. Content Warning.
I’ll never forget the night I tried coffee for the first time. It was the same night Sally from next door overdosed on Morphine and Mushroom salad.
By Kera Hollow3 days ago in Fiction
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 Red3 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 3 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, MFA3 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 Stewart3 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 Sternes3 days ago in Fiction