1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (74+ words) A bacteriologist unknowingly impresses a disturbed visitor with a dramatic description of cholera bacteria, prompting the man to steal a sample and attempt mass poisoning. A chaotic chase follows through London, ending in irony when the thief consumes the sample…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (72+ words) The Jilting of Jane follows a young maid's emotional journey through love, betrayal, and recovery. When her fianc" abandons her for a more "refined" woman, Jane confronts heartbreak head-on, even disrupting his wedding. Blending humor and tragedy, the story explores…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (92+ words) This entry presents H. G. Wells" The Country of the Blind within a broader Astounding Stories Hacker Noon collection index. It highlights a lost civilization that has evolved in complete darkness, abandoning sight as a sense and developing a society shaped entirely…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago  (614+ words) capetown. today Cape Town libraries got back over 12, 000 lost books! They held a "Fine-Free Week" where people could return books without getting into trouble. They used simple tricks like turning off fines in their computer system and fun events like…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (519+ words) A library is more than a repository for books; it is a custodian of our past, a gateway to the future, and an indispensable guide for the present generation. It embodies the collective wisdom of humanity, housing ideas, revelations, and…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (742+ words) Published 1: 30 am Saturday, April 11, 2026 Claire Mulligan, Writer-in-Residence at Roderick Haig-Brown House, spent her time in Campbell River leading workshops and talks as well as doing some writing of her own in Haig-Brown's iconic study, April 8, 2026. (Kari Fredheim/Campbell River Mirror)…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (177+ words) Updated on: 11 April, 2026 01: 14 PM IST &nbsp|&nbsp Mumbai Nandini Varma | theguide@mid-day. com In a new graphic novel adapted from his film, a city-based writer and filmmaker shows us a world that still treasures its proximity to nature Raju and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (416+ words) Another Friday, another opportunity for gratitude. We at Lit Hub have been living to laugh and laughing to live. Two weeks ago, Drew Broussard went to see an author friend (Sam Rebelein) read a chunk of his new novel aloud…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (663+ words) Chris Birse and his fantasy map of Lothian. (Chris Birse via SWNS) A dad has created fantasy maps of every region in England " after leaving his supermarket job to make art full-time. Chris Birse, 38, made his first map seven years…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago  (964+ words) (THE CONVERSATION) With the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, human beings have finally returned to the Moon for the first time in 50 years " since the age of Apollo. Discourse around science fiction coming true often focuses on…...