Sci Fi
Whispers in the Static. AI-Generated.
Everyone scrolls through the endless feed of news articles, tweets, and videos. Even you, dear reader, I'll bet. Why? Curiosity? FOMO (fear of missing out)? Maybe you're looking for a distraction from the daily grind. Maya did it for all of those reasons, and one more – a gnawing unease about a recent scientific discovery.
By suren arju9 days ago in Fiction
The Body's Hidden Sugar Factory. AI-Generated.
Imagine your body as a bustling metropolis, constantly demanding energy to keep the lights on and traffic flowing. Glucose, the simple sugar derived from carbohydrates, acts as the city's primary fuel source. But what happens during rush hour, when carbohydrate stores dwindle? Enter gluconeogenesis, the body's ingenious way of manufacturing its own glucose from scratch, acting like a mini sugar factory within us.
By suren arju9 days ago in Fiction
Star Crossed Portals
Chapter 1: The Realm between Realms: In the vast expanse of the multiverse, where possibilities stretched beyond imagination, there existed a young man named Asher. With tousled chestnut hair and eyes that held an ever-curious glint, he bore the mark of a wanderer. Asher was not a native of any single dimension, but a voyager who possessed a rare and astounding ability—the power to traverse between realities through portals that linked the worlds.
By Ahmed Nasir Khan9 days ago in Fiction
The Hieroglyph's Whisper. AI-Generated.
Chapter 1: Whispers in the Hall of Echoes The oppressive desert sun beat down on the sprawling city of Memphis, baking the clay bricks and turning the sands the color of sunbaked ochre. Inside the grand Hall of Echoes, however, a cool stillness reigned. Here, amidst towering shelves crammed with papyrus scrolls, Ren, a young apprentice decipherer, squinted at a fragment of ancient stone.
By Sherif Saad9 days ago in Fiction
181 Keeping Watch. Top Story - June 2024.
Each day she watched through her window. Watched? Perhaps an exaggeration: a monochromatic nuclear aftermath remaining of the world, blurring into a blindness--loss of contrast and depth of field. Achromatic aberrations displayed a waste-scape stratified in grays.
By Gerard DiLeo9 days ago in Fiction
The Nile's Secret Daughter. AI-Generated.
Chapter 1: Whispers in the Papyrus Reeds The relentless sun beat down on Thebes, baking the mudbrick houses and shimmering off the surface of the Nile. Ten-year-old Nefertari, skinny and brown from endless hours spent scavenging the bustling marketplace, navigated the throng of people with practiced ease. Her nimble fingers brushed against a fat merchant's purse, then slipped away before he could react. Hunger gnawed at her empty stomach, a constant companion since she'd been orphaned a year ago.
By Sherif Saad10 days ago in Fiction
The Silent Guardian. AI-Generated.
Chapter 1: Shadows of the Past In the bustling city of Chicago, Ethan Price led a quiet life as a janitor at a large hospital. Once a decorated Special Forces soldier, his days were now filled with routine tasks that offered a semblance of stability after a tumultuous past. Haunted by memories of war and personal tragedies, including a failed marriage and estrangement from his daughter, Ethan sought solace in the anonymity of his new role.
By Sherif Saad10 days ago in Fiction