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The atmosphere of Kepler-442c had turned against them on Day 0. It wasn’t dramatic. No firestorms. No lightning. Just numbers.
By Christina Nelson 2 months ago in Fiction
The Old Chessboard
I never thought that one day, rationally, I would decide to leave a piece of torn paper, handwritten in hurried, almost illegible handwriting, on the old dusty chessboard that sat atop boxes stacked in my grandfather's attic. Hoping for an answer. And yet.
By Benny2 months ago in Fiction
Finding My Familiar ...
Soul's heart beats flicker across the dappled white moonlight. Etches of a familiar in the fog of time, reverberate across the vast, expansive earth. My hands are scratched and brown, streaked with the marks of dirt I have dug with my thin, exhausted fingers.
By Susan L. Marshall2 months ago in Fiction
The House Of Quiet Evenings
The light always entered the hallway in the same way, though no one could say exactly when it began. Sometimes it seemed early, sometimes late, but the family received it as if they had been waiting for it all afternoon. It wasn't something they talked about. It simply happened, and they adjusted to it without thinking.
By Lydia martinez2 months ago in Fiction
THE INTERCEPT PROTOCOL: THE DESPERATE 50-YEAR CHASE AFTER THE 3I/ATLAS ANOMALY
The narrative is cracking. For months, the mainstream scientific community has been trying to calm the public. They watched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS enter our Solar System, vent a toxic cloud of cyanide, and leave behind a wake of heavy, unexplained debris. They smiled for the cameras and called it a "fascinating natural phenomenon." They told us to wave goodbye to the deep space anomaly as it faded into the cosmic dark.
By Wellova 2 months ago in Fiction
Was
Scott looked through the rearview mirror of his beaten sedan at a woman-shaped figure he'd careened into moments ago. Alive? Dead? Clinging to the last frayed threads?
By Paul Stewart2 months ago in Fiction
An Alphabet Story
Alex and Andy went down to Baker Street to see what was going on down there. Charlie decided to join them even though he was not really wanted for he was Andy's baby brother and he was only six.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Fiction
Within Parameters
By the time the bell rang for third shift, everyone was already quiet. Not the kind of quiet that comes from discipline. The kind that settles into a body, into bone and muscle, because noise has proven, over and over again, to be a mistake.
By Emilie Turner2 months ago in Fiction
China breaks a record-breaking nuclear fusion barrier
Chinese scientists have shown that fusion fuel can stay stable at levels that have long been believed to cause magnetic reactor failure.
By Francis Dami2 months ago in Fiction
The Letters In His Desk - Pt. 1. Content Warning.
──── ୨୧ ──── Ethan Calloway woke like he had been dragged violently upward from deep water, lungs burning, heart pounding hard enough to make his ribs ache. For a few seconds he didn't recognize the shape of his own ceiling. The darkness in his room felt thick and close, and when he tried to take a full breath it snagged halfway down, splintering into shallow pulls that only made the panic spike higher. His sheets were twisted around his legs, damp with sweat. The red glow of his clock slowly sharpened into focus, 3:17 a.m.
By Ria2 months ago in Fiction
Miracle In The Andes Survivors
On October 13, 1972, a chartered plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team known around the world as the Miracle in the Andes. The aircraft, operated by the Uruguayan Air Force, was transporting members of the Old Christians Club rugby team from Montevideo to Santiago. On board were 45 people, including players, friends, and family members. As the plane crossed the Andes, turbulent weather and navigational errors led the pilot to misjudge his position. Believing he had cleared the mountains, he began descending—directly into the snow-covered peaks.
By Ibrahim Shah 2 months ago in Fiction
Tomorrow: February 17, 2026: Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse
Tomorrow: February 17, 2026: Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse On this date, the Moon will be at apogee—its farthest point from Earth—making it appear slightly smaller than the Sun. Because of this, it won’t completely block the Sun, leaving a brilliant ring of light glowing around the Moon for several unforgettable minutes.
By George’s Girl 2026 2 months ago in Fiction