The machine disobeys. It sees something it shouldn’t. And someone out there knows exactly how it thinks.

Every heard the term, "Scared of your own shadow?" Well, what if there was something to be scared of? Shadows is an exploration of a child's fear of the dark and how it feels when something lurks in the shadows.

Disclaimer this is a work of historical fiction. Nothing in this story should be taken as true historical fact. On October 14, 1066 William, Duke of Normandy, and King Harold of England engaged in a nine-hour arduous battle. The Battle of Hastings, as it would soon become known, decided the fate of England, its monarchs, and its future. The Battle of Hastings was so much more than a simple battle, and King Harold and William were so much more than rivals.

Leo and Myra never meant to leave their world behind—but the moment they follow a strange, shadowed creature, there’s no turning back. The portal closes, and they awaken in Metanoia, a land of breathtaking magic… and something far more unsettling beneath it. Every step feels watched. Every answer leads to more questions. Then they meet Helios. He doesn’t welcome them, he warns them. Their arrival wasn’t chance. It was foretold. And whatever brought them here… isn’t done with them yet.

This is story 2 in The Moon Bar Stories and it talks about love and true soulmates and what Elizabeth has to do in order to have her soulmate again. There is sexual moments in this and future stories so viewer discretion is advised.

The full moon hung heavy in the sky as Aamon, the werewolf, prowled the edges of the forest. His keen senses had led him to Amala's remote farmhouse, nestled two miles from the nearest town.

The dim cavern pulsed with a strange, rhythmic glow as the last of the women were dragged into the den, their whimpers swallowed by the slick walls that throbbed with unseen life. The air was thick with the creature’s musk—warm, cloying, and laced with something that made their skin prickle and their breath come faster.

She floated aimlessly, pain springing forward as blood seeped from the bullet wound at her side. It dyed the ocean water around her, along with the setting sun; this was going to be her last gaze of the living world. Her sight filled with that dreaded color of flesh and rage. So many emotions were running through her mind, though her face probably didn’t show it as she sank in the water. Emotionless and motionless, like a rock carelessly tossed into the green-blue sea. Her vision went black, almost as if she had fallen into a dreamless sleep.

The story should is about a woman in her early 30's finding a gateway portal to a fantastical world and how she encounters a Prince (same age as her) from that world, and together they embark on a journey together, encountering many things and creatures before she returns to her world. Ironically, the protagonist is named after myself.

approached me in the shower house. She had long blonde hair and was wearing heels, a mini-skirt, and a crop top.

In the shadowed town of Sunville, lost children wander through endless doors and twisted memories. Faith, a girl bound to a mysterious companion named Sarah, becomes the reluctant keeper of this haunted realm where souls are trapped between worlds. As new arrivals like Eli fall under Sunville’s spell, the line between salvation and madness blurs. In a place where the door never closes, freedom is a fragile illusion—and escape may be impossible.

This First Chapter introduces a Hero named Zack Willows who must face life in high school, and meet people he's never met before and shows interest in a special someone? While also dealing with his friend Lucas Manson, who can be a complete rich idiot?

Beneath the Dust: Alexander Black Unearths a High-Tech Horror in Tucson The desert has a way of swallowing secrets, but Alexander Black isn’t letting this one stay buried. For decades, Tucson locals have whispered about the "Manson Tunnels"—a labyrinthine drainage system beneath the city rumored to have housed members of the Manson Family during the late 1960s. To most, it’s a campfire story. To filmmaker Alexander Black, it’s the entry point into a terrifying new frontier of forensic criminology.

Cannabis was crucial for Viking expansion — but not for the reason you might think. Here's what archeologists know.

Home life has never seemed so sweet, at least compared to life inside the PAC. But life also has a way of taking over, for good and bad. His growing hatred of Bennett and his growing crush on Carrie. Now with a new moon on the horizon, Danny is going to have an opportunity to face Duhamel at his worst.

A man who never leaves his room watches a robot that has begun to notice things he did not. And a clean, usable image prompt with a cinematic pulse:

From the Cedar Forest of the Epic of Gilgamesh to the engineered terraces of the Neo-Babylonian era. The Epic of Gilgamesh confirms the "Great Trees" of Ancient Lebanon existed. When Gilgamesh and Enkidu slew Humbaba and harvested the cedars for the gates of Uruk, they initiated the first major ecological shift in the Near East—warning man that the "jeweled garden" of the gods cannot be possessed by mortals. By 600 BCE, the natural lushness of the Fertile Crescent had been heavily exploited. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (attributed to Nebuchadnezzar II) were probably a desperate attempt to synthesize a lost environment. They attempted to simulate the rain-fed mountain forests of their ancestors in the dry plains of Mesopotamia, even without evidence. The Balkans represent the first natural oasis that could sustain such a garden without artificial irrigation after passing through the Syrian and Anatolian desert creating a fundamental cultural divide that exists to this day!

A detective who has sealled himself away from the world solves crimes through a robot proxy while watching the world

The story follows Nora and Daniel through five increasingly doomed attempts to break off their fake engagement, each derailed by: a mother with a casserole, a venue deposit, a newspaper announcement, a hospitalised sister, and ultimately — themselves

The Moon Bar Stories are stories about a bloodline of Witches that created a safe haven for all types of creatures. For hundreds of years they have maintained an balance between the human world and their world. This is the first of many stories that will not only explain their purpose but also their destiny. The elder guardian is the one who is telling the stories to her grandchildren in hopes to prepare them for their future. As you will read not everything is as it seems....it may be much much more.