Image by Alexa from Pixabay Lidiya watched as her children stared at the pads in their hands, eyes glued to the screens. She frowned. They were young, only five and seven, and she felt they shouldn’t be spending so much… Continue reading

Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay Viv sighed as she stepped out of her house and into the heavily polluted air of the city. She coughed, like everyone around her, as she made her way to the bus stop. She remembered… Continue reading

Image by Jupi Lu from Pixabay Vi stood in front of the mirror. The solid black bodysuit fit her like a glove. “Mi, are you ready?” Her twin sister stepped out from behind the closet door. “No, but you’re making… Continue reading

Image by Thomas G. from Pixabay Nina made sure her mask was in place before descending the stairs. The strange, ribbed texture felt odd under her boot. “What is this place?” she asked as the exploration team looked around the… Continue reading

Image by ANDRI TEGAR MAHARDIKA from Pixabay Suki tore into the box with wild abandon. “Oh sweet!” she cried as she saw what was inside. “Happy birthday, Su.” Her father smiled. He kissed her on the forehead. “I’ve got to… Continue reading

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