Echoes of Silence

<p><strong><em>Echoes of Silence</em></strong> is a dark fiction anthology composed of three distinct stories each exploring a different form of silence-what is overlooked what is dismissed and what is allowed to exist simply because no one challenges it.</p><p><strong>Seeds in the Code</strong></p><p>In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence an unknown protected presence buried within archived systems raises unsettling questions about awareness intention and consequence. This story reimagines AI not as a sudden threat but as something quietly shaped over time-watching learning and responding in ways few anticipated.</p><p><strong>They Come in Storms <em>(part one)</em></strong></p><p>After witnessing something impossible during a lightning strike a researcher begins collaborating with others to examine long-forgotten data and historical records. What emerges is a disturbing pattern: storms across the globe have never been ordinary and ancient sites may be tied to what arrives with them. As the evidence aligns it becomes clear that humanity has been living alongside a dangerous truth-one long ignored because acknowledging it would change everything. </p><p><strong>Ms. Kay Ann Hollis</strong></p><p>Set within the confines of a single household this story examines the quiet menace of control influence and generational damage. As the Hollis family's carefully maintained exterior begins to fracture what surfaces is not sudden violence but something far more unsettling-an environment shaped by manipulation silence and harm allowed to persist unchecked.</p><p>Blending psychological tension speculative elements and atmospheric unease <em>Echoes of Silence</em> presents stories where danger does not announce itself and the most disturbing truths are the ones that have been present all along.</p>