Fantasy
Why We Celebrate April Fools Day
Why We Celebrate April Fools Day Truth is, no one can point to one single moment and say, this is exactly where it began. The strongest story goes back to the 1500s, when France changed its calendar. The new year used to be celebrated at the end of March, leading into April. Then it was officially moved to January 1st.Not everyone caught on. Some people kept celebrating in April, either because they did not know, or they refused to change. And others began to mock them. They would send them on pointless errands, give fake gifts, play tricks, and laugh, calling them fools. “April fools.”
By George’s Girl 2026 8 days ago in Fiction
He Saved a Genie… So Why Did It Try to Kill Him?
By(Haris Barki) Once upon a time a fisherman so old and so poor that he could scarcely manage to support his wife and three children. He went every day to fish very early, and each day he made a rule not to throw his nets more than four times. He started out one morning by moonlight and came to the sea-shore. He undressed and threw his nets, and as he was drawing them towards the bank he felt a great weight. He thought he had caught a large fish, and he felt very pleased. But a moment afterwards, seeing that instead of a fish he only had in his nets the carcase of an ass, he was much disappointed.
By Mariana Farias8 days ago in Fiction
The Goblin
Mr. Moore finished roll call and signaled to the bus driver to go. The bus started to move. Doug Barnes slipped on his head phones and turned on his Walkman. The year was 1998. He shut his eyes and got lost in the rock music playing in his ear phones. The bus hit a pothole and jostled everyone temporarily. Doug grumbled under his breath. If there was one thing Doug could not stand it was a long bus ride. This particular bus ride was going to last two hours.
By DJ Robbins8 days ago in Fiction
Merlina Magpie. AI-Generated.
Merlina Magpie did not sleep. This was not, in itself, unusual. Astronomy professors were not known for maintaining sensible hours, and Merlina had long ago abandoned any attempt at pretending otherwise. Still, there was a distinct difference between choosing not to sleep and finding that sleep would not come at all.
By Eris Willow9 days ago in Fiction
Merlina Magpie. AI-Generated.
Professor Merlina Magpie had always been particularly good at ignoring advice. This was not because she failed to hear it—quite the opposite. She listened very carefully, asked thoughtful questions, and even, on occasion, appeared to agree. It was simply that, once she had considered all the sensible warnings placed before her, she had an unfortunate habit of doing exactly what she pleased anyway.
By Eris Willow9 days ago in Fiction
Endless Online. AI-Generated.
The sound did not belong to distance. That was the first thing Merlina understood. The bell that rang beneath them was not echoing up through tunnels or stone—it was arriving. As if space itself had carried the sound directly into the chamber, bypassing every rule the world pretended to follow.
By Eris Willow9 days ago in Fiction
