Mystery
Alpha Door. AI-Generated.
It started with a keyhole. Not a traditional brass-and-tumbler relic from humanity’s past, no—but a sliver of space carved into the hyperdimensional composite wall of the Outer Daycare, pulsing faintly with locked intention. The door itself was labeled in a language older than planets, but translated helpfully for the young ones:
By Jessica Higginbotham3 months ago in Chapters
The Painter of Time
Collectors realize the art is alive.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Man Who Painted the Wind
Gabriel Voss was a painter obsessed with movement. He spent years trying to paint something invisible: the wind itself. Critics mocked him, friends abandoned him—but one evening, during a violent storm, he finally saw what he’d been searching for.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Girl in the Photograph
When journalist Henry bought an old camera at a flea market, he found a roll of undeveloped film inside. The photos showed a young woman posing in a garden—same smile, same dress—but each frame had one difference: she was standing closer to the camera.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Clockmaker of Silent Hill
In a fog-covered town, an old clockmaker named Elias repaired clocks that no longer ticked, and somehow, people said he could repair memories, too. Travelers sought him for impossible reasons: lost loves, forgotten faces, second chances.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
