“Ailani, you have to stop,” she said, her tone flat. “There’s a reason why they banned books and got rid of religious institutions.”
“It doesn’t make sense though. If they’re so bad, then why are we still wearing the hijab? Why is there still a Friday service through our screens?
Ailani, wake up! You’re going to be late!” My mother’s shouts rang through my sleep-addled brain.
“Screen – you know I hate Mondays. Set an alarm for ten minutes.”
The deafening roar of jet engines pierced Anwar’s ears like needles as he searched the tarmac for Hangar B-15. After a half-mile scanning, he spotted the bolded letters stenciled onto a yellow sign.
Through the expansively hungry void of the solar system, a space shuttle carrying astronauts from Earth to the planet Mars would seem like little more than a pencil thrown across a room…
Lozenge mining started long ago, ever since these shiny gems were found by the A Vinos company. The company invented a demand through a marketing campaign that sent the world into a frenzy…
Dear Human, This is to inform you that life as you know it has been binned. There were a lot…
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