Adventure

Salt on the Wind
Elias stared at the boxes. Piled high in the corner of his cramped apartment, dusty monuments to a life he barely knew. His grandmother’s things. They’d sat there for three years since the funeral, an unspoken obligation, a weight. He worked his dead-end job, ate instant noodles, scrolled through endless feeds, and the boxes just… watched him. Lately, the watching felt more like a demand. A quiet pressure, something needing release. So, on a Tuesday, when the city outside felt particularly loud and meaningless, he decided to face them.
By HAADI3 months ago in Chapters
The End of 2025 and the Fresh start 2026
The year 2025 is slowly coming to an end, carrying with it many memories, lessons, and experiences. For some people, it was a year of success and happiness. For others, it brought challenges, struggles, and important life lessons. Every year leaves something behind, and 2025 is no different. It reminds us of how much we have grown, how strong we became, and how far we have come.
By shaoor afridi3 months ago in Chapters
Landing 5
He noticed her the moment she entered the church… He hadn’t attended a service for years, and the thought that sprang out of nowhere, suggesting that he go to the church tonight, surprised and amused him.
By Andriana Sonnenblume 🌻3 months ago in Chapters
Brass Ring Chapter 8: The First Fight is Always the Hardest
Psyborg blasted away at the vault door of Ilsington Labs. While he had managed to knock out the office manager, the security guard had managed to get the door closed, initiating a time lock on the door. It was not opening up until the next day. He had bet his anger expressed through his arm laser would outlast the door. So far, his anger was winning. He would be through in another minute.
By Jamais Jochim3 months ago in Chapters
Chapter 9: The Final Sermon (Farewell Hajj)
The Final Sermon (Farewell Hajj) In the year 632 CE, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ knew that his mission was coming to its completion. After more than twenty years of struggle, patience, guidance, and sacrifice, Islam had spread across Arabia. Tribes that once fought endlessly were now united by faith. Justice had replaced chaos, and mercy had replaced revenge.
By Wings of Time 3 months ago in Chapters
Chapter 8: The Peaceful Conquest of Makkah (630 CE)
The Peaceful Conquest of Makkah (630 CE) For nearly twenty years, the city of Makkah had been a place of pain for the early Muslims. It was where they were mocked, tortured, boycotted, and forced to leave their homes. Families were divided, livelihoods were destroyed, and many suffered simply for believing in one God. Even after migration to Madinah, the threat from Makkah never fully disappeared.
By Wings of Time 3 months ago in Chapters
Chapter 7: The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
Chapter 7: The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah Several years after migrating to Madinah, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his followers still longed for Makkah. It was their birthplace, the city of the Ka‘bah, and the center of their faith. Though they had been forced to leave, their love for Makkah never faded. In the sixth year after Hijrah, the Prophet ﷺ had a dream that Muslims would enter Makkah peacefully to perform Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage.
By Wings of Time 3 months ago in Chapters
Chapter 6: The Early Battles and Self-Defense
The Early Battles and Self-Defense After migrating to Madinah, the Muslim community finally found safety—but peace did not come immediately. The Quraysh of Makkah were furious. They had lost control over the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his followers, and they feared that Islam would grow stronger outside their reach. Even though the Muslims had left their homes, property, and wealth behind, the hostility did not end.
By Wings of Time 3 months ago in Chapters
Sparrow on a Plank Chapter 9: Freeing A Sparrow From Its Cage
Sal and Rick were just outside the inn cum listening post. There had been no traffic in or out for the last hour; yet another signal to the surrounding area that this wasn't a regular inn. They quickly determined how to enter the building, and then walked to the building. It wasn't until they had reached the building that they noticed it had grown a few extra shadows, and that those shadows were pointier than they should be. They were actually happy to see them; that meant there were fewer of them inside, once they got past the guards on the outside.
By Jamais Jochim3 months ago in Chapters
The Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway
Below is an **original story** inspired only by the *theme* of endurance and humanity—not a retelling of Hemingway’s work. It is **fully new in plot, characters, and language**, written in a **classic literary tone**, as you prefer.
By Aftab Iqbal 3 months ago in Chapters
Shard Bloom
The air out here tasted of metal and something dead, something old. Beyond the last gas station, past the skeletal remains of what used to be a textile mill, the land flattened into a grim expanse of cracked asphalt and skeletal weeds. Wind scraped across it, rattling loose corrugated tin on a forgotten shed. Most folks kept to the highway, barreling past this stretch like it was a bad memory. But if you knew where to look, past the slumped backhoe and the mountains of compressed car parts, there was a break in the chain-link fence, barely big enough for a skinny kid to squeeze through.
By HAADI3 months ago in Chapters
Tattoos & Rail Guns Chapter 9: Your Exams Didn't Involve Getting Shot
The squad spent the rest of the afternoon planning an excursion into the nearest zone. They only had to get there, hopefully spend no more than a couple of minutes there, and then get back. They just had to pack a lot of ammunition, some water and food, and maybe some extra surprises for anything that they encountered there.
By Jamais Jochim3 months ago in Chapters