The StitchThe needle trembles between my fingers, a tiny silver fish refusing to swim. It needs to pierce the gold threaded silk of the collar, but…1d ago1d ago
StuckThe half eaten sandwich sat on the plate, forgotten. My reflection stared back from the dark screen of my phone. I saw a man who looked…1d ago1d ago
The Blueprint on the ShelfThe air in the small dhaba was thick, heavy with the smell of rain on hot asphalt and sizzling onions. A ceiling fan, brown with grime…2d ago2d ago
The FraudThe cursor blinks. Blink. Blink. Just have to finish this report. That’s the job. Get it done, get the money, go home. That’s the deal. It…2d ago2d ago
The Wrong WordThe cursor blinked. A tiny, rhythmic heartbeat on an empty white screen. It was the only thing moving in the room. My own heart was a stone…4d ago4d ago
The Future of AI is a Society of Minds.Forget the idea of a single superintelligence. The future is in ecosystems of interacting AI agents, and their success or failure will…4d ago4d ago
An Empty Wallet, a Full Memory“That’s the last of it, Sarah!” Tariq’s voice was sharp, holding up a small handful of crumpled rupee notes. “The rent is due, and the…4d ago4d ago
The Termination from HellOne of my first jobs was at a company going through a difficult chapter. Finances were tight, paychecks were delayed, and the team’s morale…5d ago5d ago
