At Blackthorn Care Home, the night shift has always been quiet, predictable, and mostly forgotten by the world outside. But when a small group of staff begin noticing impossible changes during the early hours, the routines they trust start to unravel. Residents who should be asleep are found in the wrong rooms. Familiar faces speak with unfamiliar voices. And certain patients seem to be "replaced" by something that looks human, behaves human, and learns how to pass as human with terrifying...

Five strangers. Five lives. One impossible family.Daniel Hayes, an architect in Chicago, begins to remember a childhood he never lived. It starts with the smell of cinnamon in a kitchen that does not belong to him, the sound of laughter behind a door he has never opened, and a deep emotional certainty that he belongs to people he has never met. Across the United States, four other strangers are haunted by the same disturbing memories. Marissa, a freelance artist in Portland, draws ...

About Freud:Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud) May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939; was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who co-founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind, especially involving the mechanism of repression; his redefinition of sexual desire as mobile and directed towards a wide variety of objects; and his therapeutic techniques, especially his understanding of transfere...

Sometimes the truth burns long before the first flame appears.Bellgrave is a city built on paperwork and silence. For twenty-five years, the Alder Street fire has been remembered as a tragic accident, a wiring failure, a desperate mother, and an unstable block. Three children burned. One boy died. The city moved on.Then the killings begin.A former emergency dispatcher. A retired school custodian. A demolition company owner. Each dies in a fire marke...

In a world where a single sound can mean death, silence is no longer peace; it is survival.When the first screams echoed across America, no one understood what had awakened. Cities didn't fall to war or disease. They fell to something far worse: creatures that hunt by sound with terrifying precision. Within days, the noise of human life became a death sentence. Conversations vanished. Music died. Even a whisper could bring something monstrous crashing through the dark.Evely...

A body in the ditch. A missing girl. A commune that calls itself a refuge. Detective Mara Voss expects a rural homicide; instead, she finds a hidden world built on fear, obedience, and names that aren't really names.When another death points toward the Covenant, a secluded religious community on the edge of Blackthorn Ridge, Mara uncovers a pattern that stretches back years and across provinces: vanished witnesses, rewritten histories, and a leader who has turned devotion into a we...

When the Sky Fell Silent is a haunting, emotionally charged apocalyptic thriller about what remains of humanity when the most constant force in existence suddenly vanishes.There is no warning. No explosion. No cosmic storm. One day, the sun simply disappears.In a single moment, the world is plunged into endless darkness. Temperatures begin to fall. Crops die. Oceans cool. Power grids fail under impossible demand. Governments issue emergency orders, then struggle to maintain...

When the world begins to collapse, safety becomes a memory, and every road leads deeper into chaos. In the shattered wake of disaster, a single train becomes the last fragile thread between survival and annihilation. But what begins as an escape soon turns into a dangerous journey across ruined cities, hidden corridors, and forbidden routes that stretch through the United States and the United Kingdom, where every stop may be the end.Daniel Mercer never meant to become part of a la...

Il ricchissimo Lord Selford decide di far costruire una cripta, la cui porta sia dotata di sette chiavi (una per ogni esecutore testamentario) per riporvi oltre alle sue membra anche il suo ingente patrimonio da consegnare al figlio solo al compimento del 25°compleanno...

SHORT STORIES ABOUT PRIDE AND HUMILITYThese stories have characters who have an inflated view of themselves in some way.Sometimes the character has a realization and learns humility. In any case, their pride is tested or revealed.I hope LFBTQ avid readers found a good short story to read.Table of Content:**Story 1: Recipe for a Loud but Proud Feminist QueerStory 2: Queer Life vs Queer LiteStory 3: Bei...

What if one chance meeting changed everything?When Vikram Singh meets Ananya, their connection is instant and undeniable. Their love story unfolds with tender moments and heart-wrenching trials that test their bond. As they face life’s adversities, their love becomes a beacon of hope and resilience.The Love We Carried by Prasanth is a poignant tale of enduring love and unspoken promises. As Vikram and Ananya navigate their shared journey, the true strength of their love is ...

ഇതൊരു സിവിൽ സർവീസ് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്റെ സര്വീസ് സ്റ്റോറി അല്ല, മറിച്ച് Compassion (അതിനെയെന്താണ് യഥാര്ത്ഥത്തില് വിളിക്കേണ്ടത്? ആര്ദ്രതയെന്നോ? സഹാനുഭൂതിയെന്നോ) എന്ന ഒരൊറ്റ പ്രമേയത്തില് ചേര്ത്തു കെട്ടാനാവുന്ന സംഭവങ്ങളുടെയും ആശയങ്ങളുടെയും ഓര്മകളുടെയും ഒരോര്മ പുസ്തകം! താൻ എന്താണെന്നും എന്തെല്ലാം ചെയ്യാനാവുമെന്നും എന്തൊക്കെയാണ് ചെയ്യേണ്ടതെന്നും തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ, ജീവിതത്തിലെ ആവേശേജ്ജ്വലമായ ഒരു കാലഘട്ടത്തിലെ യാത്രയാണിത്. അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ഇതൊരു വെറും ഓർമ്മപുസ്തകമല്ല. 2015 നും 2017 നുമിടക്ക് കോഴിക്കോട് ജില്ലയില...