dreamlike short story
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The Smoke Beneath the Pavement
A suffocating city unfolds in haunting fragments—where memories of clarity are buried under smog, crowds blur into noise, and a man searches for something that may never return. Continue reading
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The Alphabet of Smoke
A man in a bureaucratic hallway ventures into a room of bottled regrets, encountering strange rules, smoke-filled objects, and a child with a toy phone. What begins as waiting dissolves into something far stranger—an exchange where time and silence no longer obey their names. Continue reading
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The Room With the Broken Fan
In a town suffocating with heat and sameness, a man wrestles with the stillness that clings to everything. The story captures the quiet desperation of wanting to leave a place that no longer moves, no longer breathes. Continue reading
Shayan Afzal 