Historical Fiction
The Crystal Palace (Twenty-One)
THE CRYSTAL PALACE Scene: Lunar Highlands — Construction and Awakening The second eye had been completed, its silicate lens polished to a flawless gleam, its steel ribs aligned with subatomic exactness. It swept its optical gaze across Earth in patient, tireless arcs. Every motion was perfect. Every observation was logged. Every shadow was measured.
By Mark Stigers 2 months ago in Chapters
The Paper Ocean
Children in a seaside town folded boats and waves from scraps of paper. One stormy night, the sea surged dangerously close. To calm the waters, a child placed a small origami whale on the shore. To everyone’s amazement, the real waves softened. Soon, hundreds of children folded an entire ocean of paper creatures. By dawn, the storm had calmed entirely. The elders later said it wasn’t magic but the unity of hope. Still, fishermen swore that on quiet nights, real whales swam with folds and creases on their fins.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
Kia Ford: The Hammer Girl's English Premiere Production
Still experiencing traumatic effects, due to a shocking episode, only few days ago Alex and Cody, two musical front men approached the Premier Estates residencies gateway, knocking three times, hoping those goals would draw things even. When the Peacock, dressed in formal penguin tuxedo answered, the pair felt welcome, “yes, may I ask who is calling?”
By Marc OBrien2 months ago in Chapters
The Plan (Seventeen)
⸻ CHAPTER: THE LUNAR APERTURE INITIATIVE Scene: WESO Strategic Chamber — The Ring Vault The Ring Vault hung beneath Geneva like a buried crown—circular, seamless, humming with magnetic suspension fields. Twelve Machine Intellects appeared around its circumference as shimmering spectral columns, each tinted to match the nation or agency that sponsored it.
By Mark Stigers 2 months ago in Chapters
The Thief and the Prince – Chapter 3: Peacock
Peacock Morning light broke gently across the forest as Kael and Arin followed a narrow path woven between towering ancient trees. Dew sparkled on the leaves like tiny crystals, and the air was cool enough to sting their lungs. It was the first time since their escape that Kael felt the world breathing again.
By Wings of Time 2 months ago in Chapters
The Thief and the Prince – Chapter 2: Farewell, Paevia
Farewell, Paevia Dawn crept slowly over the kingdom of Althera, painting the sky in faint gold and silver, but the light could not soften what the land had become. Smoke still rose from the lower districts, and the cold wind carried the smell of ashes.
By Wings of Time 2 months ago in Chapters
WESO (Sixteen)
FOUNDING OF WESO Scene: The Ministry of Admiralty — Sub-Level Iron Chamber The chamber beneath the British Admiralty had no heat, no windows, and no humans. Frost veined the riveted steel walls. The only signs of intelligence were faint pulses humming through pneumatic speaking tubes and copper dials.
By Mark Stigers 2 months ago in Chapters
The Sculptor of Forgotten Faces
In a desolate town lived a sculptor who carved faces no one remembered. He chiseled strangers who passed through dreams, portraits that belonged to no history. People mocked the useless art. Yet the day a terrible fog erased all memory from the village, only the sculptor’s statues remained as proof of who the people once were. One by one, villagers recognized themselves in stone, and the sculptor said: “I carve to preserve the parts you abandon.”
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
