Pixabay My Unlucky Will Among all the indecisive people surrounding me was a woman who kept tossing a gold coin into the air over and over again. The coin’s golden gleam played with the woman’s blonde

English A Lucky Day “How long do you plan on keeping this up? Don’t you realize we’re starving?” Stefany urged her husband. “Don’t rub it in, woman. I’m this close to the success I deserve.” Saul stood

Sin que nadie lo sepa Nos conocimos durante la fiesta de Navidad. Él se había incorporado a la empresa para trabajar en una nueva campaña, y yo formaba parte del equipo de publicidad y marketing. Causó

source “Golden Man,” we all know him as. Osama, a colleague of mine, gave him that name; Osama, whom I met at a gaming plaza where I worked while hustling years ago. Although there were fifteen of us working

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

I remember it like it was just yesterday when Uncle Musa asked my elder brother, Ibrahim, for N700,000, I could tell from his voice that he was desperate and it was very heavy for him to speak those words

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

The flower is rare. At least, Misou has never seen one like it, beautiful in the moonlight that is streaming through the window of this autumnal night. She peers through the window glass and sees thin

Hello, cinema fans. Today I’m bringing you a movie—a classic from a genre we’ll be talking about quite a bit in the coming weeks, starting today. As an introduction to one of my favorite annual blog series,

Mrs. Rita had worked in six different schools in eight years. She has never stayed in one school for too long. At first, people thought she was looking for a better job, but they later found out that,

source After the birth of our second child, my husband Juan died in a work-related accident. So far, only his mother had come to visit us in the city. My husband’s family was from a mountainous region,

The drought had long strangled the southern region. The area where common citizens such as Guy Messinger resided. Decades of debates surrounding the validity of climate change affects on vulnerable areas

Image created in Artguru When the red curtain rises, it’s my moment to show how good I am. But this time, I couldn’t find the inspiration I needed. I took a break, and that was when I saw him onstage,

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

"Bisola! Bisola!" She won't answer until I call her for the third time. Mama Bisola said. "Bisola!!!!" I screamed again and again. "Maaaaa!" Bisola shouted as if she was awakened

‎That night felt incredibly long—so unlike the nights back in his hometown. Heavy rain began to fall after weeks of dry weather, instantly washing away the fine dust that had previously coated the grass,

English Duality “Dude, let’s go to Teresita’s bar,” Leonel urged his friend. “I don’t think so. Tiffany’s furious, and I’d better behave myself.” Rubiel let out a sigh of disappointment. “No, man. Is she

Image created in Artguru Roman used to be a generic content creator on YouTube, but one day he uploaded a cooking video, and people liked what he did. However, the fans he gathered started to get bored,

When Engels, my third son, was 20 years old, he began working at the VENETUR Hotel—formerly known as the Cumanagoto Hotel—located on San Luis Avenue, with a beautiful view of the sea, vast and crystal-clear,

English The Walls Are Crumbling “Tom, don't forget to heat lunch.” Rudolf knocked on the bedroom door. When he got no answer, he decided to go into his son’s room. The place was a bit of a mess, cluttered