THE DOUBLE AGENT'S LEDGER A Sycaphlegm Series Lore Fragment — by Nicol S. Blue He keeps the names in a place no scan will find, because the place is not a place. It is a sequence of digits he recites while

THE SAGE'S VIGIL A Sycaphlegm Series Lore Fragment — by Nicol S. Blue He counted the dead first by their names, and later, when the names blurred into the general shape of loss, by their weight against

It's another Zapfic 240 short storyverse and topic for this week is Lost. Here, I've shared a story which I believe some of you can relate with. Honestly, the whole process has just been draining. Aarrgh!

In the city of Cumaná, Venezuela, in a community called Barrio el Brasil, there is a very humble house where Darkys lives with her daughter Francys, since her husband died in an accident. At that time,

AI Generated Image My mother-in-law was seated and waiting for me when I initially arrived at my husband's house. I looked lost as I entered the house. We had just gotten back from our honeymoon when she

In the city of Maturín, at the end of a street very near the children's park, lives Mrs. Gladys with her husband Luis and their 8-year-old daughter, Roxana. At the start of the school year, she began her

Little Star of Light In eastern Venezuela, in a town called San José de Aerocuar, lives Josefa with her husband Tomás. They both farm the land, and from their union their daughter was born, who soon grew

The Brave One In Venezuela, in 2019, the coercive measures implemented by the United States caused inflation to skyrocket. Many industries left the country, others declared bankruptcy, and consequently,

In the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela, there are several houses called stilt houses (palafitos), built on wooden stilts over Lake Maracaibo. Carmen, a nurse, lives in one of these houses with her daughter

Memories of Lucia In the city of Santa Fe, in the state of Sucre, the sun beats down on its beaches, projecting a stifling heat, and pelicans flutter about, their beaks caressing the vast expanse of the

“My love, I’m going out with some friends, I’ll be back around noon!” Her face turned as pale as magnolia blossoms, her lips as white as sea foam. Furious, she shouted: “Get home after midnight and you’ll

Pictures generated using GeminiAI The faucet hissed loudly in the corner of the kitchen, a tired, rhythmic sound. Elias sat at the small wooden table, sipping on some cold glass of water. A dull pain hit

I knelt on the floor of my small apartment, surrounded by a pile of things that I haven't touched in months. Things I no longer can afford keeping with me with the amount of debt I have to pay that keep

For part 1 click here Baduska never slept that night. The billion-dollar cheque was inside a nylon bag, wrapped in clothes like a newborn baby. Every five minutes he stood up, checked it, and whispered:

In Irapa, Mariño Municipality, there is a town called Alto Amara, located in Sucre State, Venezuela. Noelia is an extremely kind, affectionate, and beautiful woman. Her hair is chestnut brown, she has

Source ‎The last thing she remembered were the jingling sound of keys as the man lifted her from the ground into his car. She had struggled to see his face, but her eyes felt too heavy to open, and all

I've always wanted to win the Arts competition, it was the biggest competition our school had, it was a one in a lifetime chance for me. But I wasn't the only one who wanted it. My friend, Rowan was also

I don’t think I’d ever experienced fear like I felt it that night. It came out of nowhere. I was holding my little brother, Tobi, just to keep him from walking around, and then, he was gone. I looked away