Living with the Unseen Living with the Unseen is a psychological and atmospheric short story that follows Loran, a night-shift nurse whose ordinary life fractures as she encounters unexplained presences in familiar spaces. As reality blurs and silence deepens, the story explores the invisible forces that exist around us—unnoticed, unnamed, and quietly powerful. This is not only Loran’s story, but a reflection of everyone who lives beside the unseen without ever realizing it. Loran lived her life by routines. Wake. Work. Return. Repeat. They grounded her, kept her thoughts orderly, and left little room for imagination. She had never believed in signs or superstitions. Life, to her, was practical—measured in heartbeats, charts, and quiet acts of care. As a practicing nurse working overnight shifts, Loran was accustomed to silence. Hospitals at night breathed differently. Hallways stretched longer, lights dimmed, and every sound—footsteps, distant machines, the rustle of papers—felt ampli...
Amie, the Storytelling Granny This heartfelt short story follows Amie, a resilient woman who builds a new life with her husband in a foreign land. From tending her garden and comforting neighbors to raising twin daughters and finally embracing the role of a grandmother, Amie’s journey is filled with love, loss, and the quiet strength of family bonds. Amie’s hands were small, but they carried the strength of a thousand struggles. Her palms told the story of a life that had known both hardship and hope. When she married Mathew, a gentle and educated man, they decided to leave everything behind—their home, their families, their memories—and start over in a foreign country where no one knew their names. Mathew soon found work as a teacher. He was patient and kind, shaping young minds with warmth and wisdom. Amie, on the other hand, found peace in the rhythm of her home. She took pride in creating comfort in small things—folding laundry neatly, filling the kitchen with the smell o...