Short Stories

Story #2: The Silent Frequency

Elias spent forty years listening to the stars at the Arecibo Observatory. Everyone else looked for math—prime numbers or geometric pulses. Elias looked for breath. One Tuesday, the signal didn’t beep; it sighed. It was a low, resonant hum that matched the frequency of a human heart in deep sleep. He didn't report it to the SETI Institute. Instead, he leaned back, closed his eyes, and for the first time in his life, he wasn't lonely. He realized the universe wasn't trying to talk to us; it was just trying to sleep, and he was the only one quiet enough to let it.

Story #3: The Debt of the Loom

In a village where memories were traded like silk, Mara was the finest weaver. She didn't use wool; she used the "first times" people sold her. She wove a rug from a girl’s first sight of the ocean and a man’s first kiss. The colors were blinding. One day, a king came to her, offering his first realization of power for a cloak. As Mara loomed the golden threads, she felt the weight of his tyranny. She realized that by weaving these memories, she was stripping the world of its soul. That night, she unraveled every tapestry, releasing a thousand ghosts of joy and regret back into the wind.