The library
Every story written so far — for toddlers, teenagers and everyone in between.
All ages🎪 Midnight Carnival+1Custom
सन् १९७४ को मेला
तपाईं झाडीले ढाकिएको पुरानो ढोकाबाट भित्र छिर्नुहुन्छ। सन् १९७४ मा बन्द भएको यो मेलामा हावा एकदमै शान्त छ र पुराना रंगीन बत्तीहरू अझै मन्द बलिरहेका छन्। काठको काउन्टरमा एक जना मानिस चुपचाप बसिरहेको छ। उसले तपाईंलाई हेर्छ र केही नबोली एउटा पहेंलो कागजको टिकट अगाडि बढाउँछ। तपाईं आफ्नो खल्तीबाट एउटा सिक्का निकालेर उसलाई दिनुहुन्छ। उसले सिक्का काठको दराजमा राख्छ र सानो मुस्कुराउँछ। टिकटमा अझै ताजा मसीको गन्ध छ। तपाईं माकुराको जालो लागेको फलामको ढोका पार गर्दै काठका घोडाहरू घुमिरहेको ठाउँतिर अगाडि बढ्नुहुन्छ।
Nepaliquiet weird1 min♥ 0
Teens🕸️ Hollow Manor+1
The Uninvited Companion
Devi found the iron gate of Hollow Manor unlatched, swinging two inches off its rusty hinges in the windless dusk. The house had stood empty since her grandmother was young, its grey stone wrapped in dead ivy that rattled like dry parchment. Her phone showed no signal, but the light from its screen illuminated the dust hovering motionless in the vestibule. Inside, the grand staircase curved up into soot-black shadow. She did not mean to stay; she had only come to fetch the brass compass her brother dropped through the cellar grate yesterday. Yet as she stepped over the threshold, the front door clicked shut behind her without a draft. A cold pocket of air settled against the nape of her neck, smelling faintly of river silt and tallow. Devi turned the glass door handle, but it spun uselessly in her grip. I am just passing through, she thought, keeping her voice silent. You can come as far as the edge.
Englishhorror + spooky4 min♥ 0
Adults🕸️ Hollow ManorCustom
The Light That Answers
I kept the lens polished. Every evening I wound the clockwork mechanism and filled the brass reservoir with paraffin. The beam cut through six miles of black salt water. North Rock sat three miles out, jagged and silent. Mariners hated the narrow channel between the headland and the shoal. My job was simple. I pointed the beam. They saw the flash and sheared away. I counted six vessels that autumn. They passed like grey teeth against the sky. I logged each hour, each wind shift, each pint of oil burned. The ocean was quiet that November. The fog came down early and stayed. It smelled of wet copper and rotted kelp. I turned the crank. The light spun.
Englishcosmic horror2 min♥ 0
Adults🌧️ Rain & Lanterns+1
घरवापसीची शांत वेळ
रत्नागिरीच्या रस्त्यांवर पावसाची संततधार सुरू होती. दुकानांच्या छताखाली टांगलेले कागदी कंदील वाऱ्याने हळूच हलत होते, आणि ओल्या मातीचा वास हवेत पसरला होता. आईने ओसरीवर उभे राहून गल्लीतील त्या धूसर दिव्यांकडे पाहिले. शेजारच्या घरातून रेडिओचा मंद आवाज येत होता. भिंतीवरचे जुने घड्याळ सात वाजल्याचे काटे दाखवत होते. सातासमुद्रापार आता सकाळ होत असेल. तिने आपल्या साडीचा पदर सावरला आणि मोबाईल हातात धरून स्क्रीनकडे पाहिले. अजून कोणताही संदेश किंवा फोन आला नव्हता.
मराठीliterary + slice2 min♥ 0
Adults🌧️ Rain & Lanterns+1
आख़िरी लालटेन की रोशनी
केरल की मूसलाधार बारिश में नारियल के पेड़ों के बीच टंगे कागज़ के लालटेन धीरे-धीरे झूल रहे थे। रात के दो बजे अस्पताल की गश्त पूरी करके प्रिया बरामदे में खड़ी हुई, जहाँ गीली मिट्टी और भीगी सड़कों की सोंधी महक फैली थी। तभी उसकी जेब में रखा फोन बज उठा। स्क्रीन पर उसके छोटे भाई का नाम चमका—वही भाई, जिसने सालों से कभी पहले फोन नहीं किया था। उसकी आवाज़ में एक अजीब-सी थरथराहट थी, जैसे वह किसी छांव में छुपकर बोल रहा हो। उसने सिर्फ इतना कहा, "प्रिया, अगर तुम आ सकती हो, तो शहर आ जाओ। मैं उस बात को और नहीं छुपा सकता।" इससे पहले कि प्रिया कुछ पूछती, कॉल कट गया।
हिन्दीliterary + suspense3 min♥ 0
Older children🚀 Sleepy Galaxy+1
سر القفاز الأزرق في المجرة النعسانة
كانت الصاروخة الصغيرة شاطر تطقطق بتعب بين كواكب المجرّة النعسانة ذات الحلقات المذهبة وذيول المذنبات البطيئة. ليلى، المحققة الجريئة، كانت تمسك بقوة ببوصلتها النحاسية القديمة الثقيلة، ترفض التخلي عنها رغم أنها تثقل الصاروخ. فجأة، أظلمت الشاشة! وعندما عادت، اختفت البوصلة! لم يترك السارق سوى قفاز صوفي أزرق صغير جداً على لوحة التحكم، وبقعة ثلج دافئة تفوح منها رائحة المربى.
العربيةmystery + funny2 min♥ 0
Toddlers🌻 Golden Meadow
El valiente Mateo y el prado dorado
El prado brilla como el oro tibio. Mateo camina despacio. Tup, tup, tup. A su lado va un pato muy serio. Cuac, cuac, dice el pato. Juntos van hacia el granero rojo.
Españolbedtime1 min♥ 0
Adults🌧️ Rain & Lanterns+1
Priya, a night-shift nurse and the Rain & Lanterns
Priya, a night-shift nurse had passed an awning wide enough for two most days for a year without going through it. On the evening this story starts, there was no particular reason to — which is, in the end, why it happened. Her brother, who never calls first came too, because her brother, who never calls first always did.
Englishliterary + suspense1 min♥ 0
Adults🌧️ Rain & Lanterns+1
Priya, a night-shift nurse and the Rain & Lanterns
Priya, a night-shift nurse had passed an awning wide enough for two most days for a year without going through it. On the evening this story starts, there was no particular reason to — which is, in the end, why it happened. Her brother, who never calls first came too, because her brother, who never calls first always did.
Englishliterary + suspense1 min♥ 0
Children🐚 Deep Blue Reef
Nilesh, a small brave friend, and the Missing Light
One evening, when the sky had gone soft and violet, Nilesh found an archway of pink coral. On the other side was the deep blue reef, waiting as though it had been expecting somebody all along. A small brave friend came too, because a small brave friend always did.
Englishbedtime3 min♥ 0
Older children🏰 Cloud Castle
Nikita and the Cloud Castle
One evening, when the sky had gone soft and violet, Nikita found a drawbridge somebody had left down. On the other side was the cloud castle, waiting as though it had been expecting somebody all along. A clockwork owl came too, because a clockwork owl always did.
Englishbedtime2 min♥ 1