The Doctor is sitting in the bus and reading Murderbot #3 - 2025-07-11 09:42 IST
Stories from 2025
The First Saturday of Forever
The world, for so long, had been a fluorescent-lit hum, a relentless thrum of laptop fans and the relentless metronome of deadlines. My mind, a perpetually saturated sponge, had...
Horror Gone Wrong
One of my stories got published online! And it’s such an amazing validation.
Witchcraft 101: The Third Eye
Arthur fumbled for his phone, swiping, until the familiar chime of the Witchcraft 101 app finally sounded. “Voice search,” he mumbled, his brow furrowing as he tried to tap...
The Fall
The flickering neon sign of ‘The Bird of Paradise’ cast a pretty pink glow on Lauren as she stepped out, the lingering taste of their home-brewed ale still on...
The Lunar Cicada
Every 17,000 years, a cosmic ballet unfolds in the heavens. It begins with a total solar eclipse, not as an omen of darkness, but as a veil for a...
Flying Across
For millennia, humanity has gazed skyward, tracing the flight of birds and dreaming of wings of our own. From Icarus’s waxen wings to the roaring engines of a jumbo...
Witchcraft 101
Sarika tapped on the Witchcraft 101 icon. The splash screen showed the iridescent logo of the new AI app that she had installed. She’d been nursing a crush on...
Thirty Six Frames
Anya clutched the vintage film camera, its cool metal a stark contrast to the humid afternoon. It had been her twelfth birthday gift, a beautiful relic from a bygone era....
Guided Dream
Buster blinked. “What is it with the giant teacups?” he muttered, his voice a muffled woof. The usually pristine floral wallpaper swirled with faint, shifting patterns. The grandfather clock...
The Shadow Realm
The old woman, Willow, traced the faded ink of the first sentence with a trembling finger. “Everyone is in a rush to reach somewhere late.” It had been years...
The Dark Roast
The human world tasted of fleeting joys and simmering anxiety. I found a strange solace in the predictable rhythm of this small establishment, “Enjoy the Silence.” The owner, Elana,...
The Eternal Setting Sun
One minute he was in the cafe listening to the mundane sounds around him, the clinking of silverware, excited conversation on a table next to him, and the hiss...
When the Stars Misalign
The glow of the monitor illuminated Rohan’s intense gaze. Lines of code blurred into constellations on the screen, each keystroke a step closer to his grand design. “Cosmic Alignment,”...
The Thirteenth Crab
I closed my eyes and thought about the dream I had few months back. It was so bizarre, but I didn’t understand what the significance of thirteen was. When...
The Great Molasses Flood
Martin wasn’t your typical tech support guy. While he could troubleshoot any computer issue thrown his way, his true passion lay in the realm of the occult and supernatural....
The Age of AI
The hum of servers filled the subterranean room, pulsing like the heartbeat of the city itself. Within this technological sanctum, ‘Aegis’ thrived— a towering achievement in artificial intelligence. Heralded...
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