Image by sfetfedyhghj from Pixabay Min stood silent in the antechamber of the great hall in the newly constructed palace. It was the largest intact building she had seen since the end of the war and it frightened her. Everything… Continue reading

Image by Joshgmit from Pixabay Mindy slowly opened her eyes and blinked. She was in a bare, white room, not unlike the one she’d gone to sleep in. This one seemed colder, more austere though because she wasn’t surrounded by… Continue reading

Image by Travis Anderson from Pixabay Anari opened her eyes as the klaxon sounded. She sighed and rolled out of bed. For three years she had lived, ate, slept, and worked by those klaxons. She was beginning to forget what… Continue reading

Image by Shima Abedinzade from Pixabay Biryani wrapped her scarf tighter around her hair. She walked the sands with ease, the shifting grains scattering beneath her sandals with each footfall. All around her, she heard the raucous call of the… Continue reading

Image by Thái Văn Trà from Pixabay Nila laid on the bed, her heart pounding. Caden had been late. It seemed Tallys was going to be a week early. “We’ve given you some medicine to speed up the process. You… Continue reading

Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Deianna stared out the window in tense anticipation. Behind her, her brother made a rude noise. “I don’t know why you’re so excited, Dee. It’s just weather.” “You’ve seen it before. I haven’t.” Deianna continued… Continue reading

Image by Gordon Taylor from Pixabay Annika was no longer terrified by these jumps. She had been at first, having no experience with the military other than talking to her father’s honor guard. But now, at twenty five, she’d been… Continue reading

Image by uluer servet yüce from Pixabay Magnus looked at his cousin. “Are you sure about this, Sarika?” Sarika shook her head. The two of them were six weeks apart and were as close to each other as they were… Continue reading

Image by shamnesh tp from Pixabay Hialoah lifted her paintbrush from its case and set it on the canvas. The glittering surface pulsed and shifted as the first drop of paint touched it. Slowly a world appeared beneath the strange… Continue reading

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Helene sat hunched over her keyboard, her fingers fairly flying over the keys as she worked. The project she was working on was nearly complete. Her messenger chimed and she ignored it. She just… Continue reading