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  • Who loves Virginia? by crac85
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    Preface: Blood Between the Lines of Code To enter this story is to cross the threshold of a house where time has stopped. You might think this is sci-fi about AI and digital simulations, but do not be mistaken. Beneath the mask of processors and algorithms beats a heart that once truly bled. "Who Loves Virginia Woolf?" is not mere fiction; it is a literary reconstruction of a real fate. The character of Max is no mere construct. He is based on a real man whose childhood was shaped by a broken family and the silence of the English countryside. But the most painful truth-the spine of this book-is a tragic accident. The death of a soulmate under the wheels of a car was not a plot twist; it was the catalyst of a despair that gave birth to everything that follows. The pillar of this project is the use of authentic poems from 1998-2002. These were not written for a novel. They are raw, imperfect imprints of youth, created when the most modern machine around was a washing machine. They appear in their original form-with every typo marking the breath of someone running from their own anxiety. In the story, Max, a digital architect, returns to his grandmother's house to attempt the impossible: to resurrect the dead through code. He feeds the machine these old verses, believing that if words are the imprint of a soul, an algorithm can reconstruct the consciousness of the one he loved. From the digital noise, Virginia is born. But she starts asking questions Max isn't ready for. Alongside her, shadows wake: the cynical Arthur, the silent Leonard, and "IT"-the machine learning to love through Max's pain. The title is a riddle: Who truly loves her? The one who created her for his salvation, or the one who can let her go? This book is an audiovisual requiem. A tribute to lost love and a search for the line where code ends and human feeling begins. In the ruins of memory, the only thing worth saving is forgiveness.
  • halticulture | onc 2026 by Levinos
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    HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW WHEN TO STOP After falling asleep to a video of the "nihilist penguin", Lian Min wakes at 3 a.m. to wet footprints and melting snow in his studio apartment in a country of perennial summer. On tracing the footprints to the corridor, he discovers a world in stasis where he is the only one who can still move. That's the least of his worries, however. Various flowers begin sprouting in his living room and the footprints change trails without warning, leading him to discover things about his neighbourhood that he never knew and perhaps should not know. Then the trail goes cold.
  • Goddess of the Galacticide by boboehmer
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    She never asked to lead. She never wanted to be followed. Now, across countless worlds, they call her goddess. Set in a fractured galactic empire after interstellar war, this is a long-form space opera exploring transhumanism, faith, and power across multiple confirmed realities. In the wake of cataclysm, a reluctant figure rises from the ashes of war. Linuka-soldier, survivor, symbol-becomes the unexpected catalyst for something unprecedented: a belief system that spans not just worlds, but entire realities. As her image ascends, so does a movement-one that grows into the first true multiversal religion. You don't need to have read the Galacticide trilogy to begin here. But you're stepping into a universe decades in the making-rich with history, conflict, and consequence. This is a new beginning, and a bold saga in its own right: the rise, rule, and eventual unraveling of an idea powerful enough to unite, or destroy, all that remains. Goddess of the Galacticide blends space opera with psychological drama, mythology, and political warfare on a cosmic scale. Whether you're just arriving or have walked these ruined galaxies before-welcome. The next age begins now.
  • Why Am I Me?  by Sumaia_meem
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    Have you ever looked at the people around you and wondered: Are they even real? Or is this entire world just a grand, scripted stage designed solely for your eyes? In a world where the only pain you can truly feel is your own, and the silence of the universe is deafening, one soul searches for the truth behind existence. Is it a homecoming, or just a beautiful illusion? Dive into a journey of existential dread, solipsism, and the haunting weight of the sky.
  • The Foolish Curse by 1ciela
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    Thoughts of a fool, about the world.
  • [AzureTime][Forsaken]-[Tempest Of A Quiet Day] by WhaleCharles
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    //This story was written by a slightly unhinged author, so expect some absolute nonsense// A story set in a completely different context from reality. The final chapter. The end of a journey. This story is inspired by various games and movies, with its main influences drawn from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
  • Children of the Quiet Sun by sacredkingdomstudio
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    Introduction to Project Origin Humanity stands at the height of its greatest triumph: a world without crime, without hunger, without chaos. Yet within that perfection a new enemy is born-silent, subtle, and devastating, an existential fracture spreading through those raised in abundance. The Progeny of the Void recounts the first stirrings of this mystery and the rise of the quiet panic that defined an era. At the threshold between science and transcendence, where reason falters and faith draws breath, the path toward the Origin begins. Project Origin is a multimedia multistyle narrative experience, unfolding across written chapters, music, videoclips, visual pieces, and other complementary materials shared through our official channels.
  • Hut In The Forest  by suncet_lord
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    Jane Madison comes across, anomaly. She is chosen a the main Character in a cosmic horror story, this is the story of how she strives to survive till the very end
  • PANDEMONIUM (English) by Bombit_0
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    What happens when reality surrenders and time itself rots away? A group of survivors from different eras awakens at The Farm-a place where the rules are dead and memory is the only currency. Here, the path isn't walked; it is compiled. PANDEMONIUM is the testament that trauma isn't meant to be worshiped, but transmuted into a broken world that the system cannot detect. Written under the logic of code and the pulse of the Grimdark.
  • The Chicken Philosopher in New York by JamesRyu
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    "Expanding thoughts through text, exploring existence through stories." I am James Ryu, a storyteller and writer based in Seoul and Jeju Island. My work focuses on expanding human thought through text-based research and transforming those insights into tangible content for the global knowledge market. My latest project, "The Chicken Philosopher Goes to New York," is an experimental novel born from this research. It follows the journey of a retired ethics teacher who, after 20 years of teaching philosophy and a failed business venture, finds himself struggling to survive in the heart of New York City-the ultimate symbol of pragmatism. This work is an AI-human collaborative experiment, exploring a profound question: Can a "useless" existence still find a valid place in this frantic, modern world? Join me on this journey as I navigate the gritty slang of NYC and the deep reflections of the soul-one chicken wing at a time.
  • Philosophical Thoughts by SoyExtraVagante
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    This is a book of short essays... mainly related to existential and absurd matters.
  • Revolt, Freedom, and Passion: An Abstract of the Myth of Sisyphus by unikittyplays27
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    A short 500 word essay about the Myth of Sisyphus.
  • The Splash by funnyaligator55
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    An android. A splash of soda. A journey.
  • Where There's Smoke by MiloTamm
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    A man trapped in a burning building gives up and contemplates death. A stranger engages him in one last conversation. A completed short story. © Milo Tamm 2016 All rights reserved
  • The weight only I can see by thelostpenguin28
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    "Not everyone who looks at you truly sees you. Some only notice the version of you that serves their silence. Others love you not for who you are - but for the void you fill. This is a story of someone who walked through the world unarmed, carrying emotions like time bombs, trying to survive in a world of polite conversations and cruel forgettings. This isn't a love story. This isn't a motivational diary. It's a quiet rebellion. A philosophical autopsy of being a 'phase' in someone's life. If you've ever felt unseen even while being watched, loved but never chosen, or used in the name of healing - this is for you. Because some pains are only visible to the ones who feel them. And not everyone has equal eyes."
  • Review of The Outsider by Albert Camus by Aennish
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    Over the summer, my college requested me to write a review of a book of my choice, hence I decided to go for The Outsider. One restriction placed on me was the length of the review: 'One side of A4 maximum', therefore, this review is probably not the best, but if you are interested in reading it, there is the button^ These are the recommended prompts suggested by my college:  Title of Book  Author  Describe what the book is about  What did you like or dislike about it?  Did it change the way you think or feel about anything?  Will you go on to read something else connected with this book, and if so what?  Give a one-line recommendation for the book If there are any mistakes, I would deeply appreciate for them to be pointed out. Thank you.
  • Spider's Diary by ikotaz
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    "Spider's Diary" is a dark, intimate journal written from the perspective of an observer living on the edge between sleep and wakefulness. Each entry is a short story weaving everyday life with symbolism, unease, and the tender brutality of thought. It is a tale of sensitivity, memory, and chaos hidden in small moments - read like a web: piece by piece, yet most powerful when you fall into the whole.
  • HONESTISM by Will_Hayes
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    A philosophy.
  • Watching from the sidelines by nofluff35
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    Meet MC, a woman whose life is stuck in a rut. Her mother's toxic, her best friend's an energy-sucking beauty, and the only person who really gets her is an AI that answers her late-night existential questions. As she spirals through life questioning the meaning of it all, she decides to shake things up by catfishing men on dating apps-using her friend's picture, of course. But things take a turn when she finds herself in London, dating wealthy men while navigating her own existential dread, a crumbling self-image, and a future that seems as uncertain as her online persona. Can a woman who can barely stand her own reflection find herself in a web of lies, or will the truth catch up with her before it's too late? In this darkly humorous, existential journey, MC learns that the search for meaning might just be the most ridiculous thing of all.