That was the only thought that surfaced in my mind as I lay by the roadside, a light breeze brushing against my skin. Who said those words? And when? It feels like it was at a funeral. But how could the image of a maroon funeral wreath with ribbons help me now?
No — the wreath isn’t a memory. It’s here, in my present, lying on the tarmac. Nearby, a bicycle wheel spins idly. A pair of legs sticks out from beneath a black hearse, which has toppled onto its side and is still smoking. Petrol leaks from it, trickling towards me in a narrow stream.
At the edge of my vision, people are running about, shouting — no, shrieking. And I have no idea what I’m doing here. I can’t even remember who I am.
( Read more... )And the final of the year
Dec. 30th, 2025 12:56 am
Kai Gromov investigates disasters in space — crashed ships, corporate cover-ups, and the quiet lies buried in twisted metal. But after losing his daughter, even he can’t climb back from the edge.
When a remote ocean colony in the Nereus star system begins to unravel after years of unexplained failures, Kai is called to uncover why. Nervous breakdowns, hallucinations, rising suicides, failing equipment, violent tempers — the entire colony is slipping into chaos. Nothing about the symptoms makes sense… unless someone wants them that way.
With his tiny, mismatched team — a perpetually furious scientist and a dangerously cheerful ex-sergeant — Kai follows a trail of sabotage, attacks, and buried secrets stretching far beyond any malfunction report.
And what he finds on Eurydice is nothing he’s prepared for.
The second one
Dec. 30th, 2025 12:51 am
The Black Scroll
Between Angels, Demons, and Ghosts
What if a strange girl gave you a warning — and you ignored it?
What if the scary story you laughed at turned out to be true?
What if one small choice could change your fate forever?
Ordinary lives collide with dangerous worlds in this collection of dark and magical tales. A young woman finds a scroll that offers immortality — at a terrible cost. A young man learns he can guide lost souls to peace. A bartender serves a drink that changes lives. And in every story, something waits in the shadows. Or in the light…
These stories blend gothic mystery, eerie magic, and raw human emotion — about fear, love, regret, and the strength to face what haunts us.
Open the scroll. The darkness begins.
Year in review
Dec. 29th, 2025 10:25 pm
My additions to Murphy's Laws
Apr. 8th, 2023 06:48 pmThe rule of a candy wrap: it always sticks to your fingers, especially when there is no water nearby to wash your hands. When you finally tear it off, the wrap sticks to your clothes.
Addition: even if the wrap is not sweet and sticky, it sticks anyway due to electrostatics.
Changing the sky over my head
Mar. 23rd, 2023 10:20 pmSome cities glide under the wings of my silver clipper.
The windows are lined with rain, and the wind whines.
The clouds and hopes are flitting to where the light shines.
Below, you see, there are some birds flying,
Above, there’re only stars and legends skying.
The rain is falling onto my thick porthole,
The tears are flying higher and higher,
Carrying my soul.










