That day, the family had visited a contact zoo—a place where children could not only watch animals from a distance but also feed, [...]

In the reflection of the bathtub, she noticed a strange movement: something writhing beneath the young man’s skin, as if hidden darkness had [...]

But when they saw an elderly woman with a crate of vegetables, their determination faltered for a moment. The woman stood beside neatly [...]

Tourists were returning to the camp after a long day of safari when one of them noticed a strange movement by the river. [...]

Under a streetlamp lay a German Shepherd – thin, injured, its fur matted with mud. He cautiously knelt beside her and reached out [...]

I have wrinkles, a soft belly, and hips that were once my pride and now just show the years I’ve lived. But all [...]

Every feature of his face, every curve of his lips, every curl of hair — it was as if a mirror of his [...]

That winter was bitterly cold, snow covering the roads up to the waist, and at night, piercing howls echoed from the forest. The [...]

The nineteen-year age gap was whispered about behind her back with skepticism, judgement, even thinly veiled mockery. But Svetlana paid no attention to [...]

When I called him to ask if he could help his father paint the house, he initially agreed—but immediately added that he needed [...]