#fiction

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

I'm back for October's Round 2 photo prompt. I love handcrafted vases. In fact, I'm a mini collector. I remember in my career when I reached my ten-year anniversary, I had a choice of a diamond company

—¡Jepson! Grandísimo hijo de snoopi, ¿por qué no me hablaste de las costumbres de la cueva del este? —exclamó Turry, visiblemente alterado. ‎—Oye, a ti te sobraban dos hachas y ella necesitaba armas para

English Many years ago, when my family lived in the countryside, my grandfather used to make handcrafted ornaments for my grandmother with his own hands because he loved making her happy. When they moved

Sometimes, eleven-year-old Eleanor Ludlow got reminders of who her people were … a few of them were some dangerous individuals though in a special way harmless to her.

Ring... ring... ring... ring... I picked up the call, and a deep, grave voice echoed through the speaker. Without any idle pleasantries, the man got straight to the point: “If you want to cover the story

... to reveal what was churning in his heart, especially to someone he did not trust—and the number of people he trusted and felt comfortable with in his life was highly limited. Shahin rose from his spot

I woke up that morning with a feeling that my life was about to take a turn. Whether for better or worse, I didn't know but I kept my fingers crossed as I met my good friend Aria who volunteered every

I have never believed in ghosts until the night I followed the masquerade. In my village in Nnewi, they tell children not to go out on the night of October 31st. Not because of Halloween — we don't celebrate

Bangla Version: মুসাফির, সৃষ্টিসুখে স্রষ্টা হাসে গড়ে খেলাঘর সৃষ্টি সেরা মানুষ নাচায় বিশ্ব চরাচর। বিশ্বনৃত্যে মানবচিত্তে নিত্য রিপুর ছল ঈর্ষা মোহ কাম ক্রোধে কর্ম কোলাহল। মর্ত্যলোকের অলীক মায়ায় বিভোর মানবজাতি

Little ones will get distracted

‎Maya used to see her puppy as just a normal pet, that kept her company, but after he saved her, she began to see her puppy as a hero. ‎ ‎Maya, a young woman, lived alone. Because she loved puppies, she

Summer of the Great Petunia Poisoning and Other Dilemmas - Part 8

By Jerome Coley Dedicated to the memory of my late wife and also to my children, Gabe and Savannah Lee. Chapter 1 The Man Who Missed His Stop Daniel Mercer awoke in Colorado and boarded a silver elevated

Arthur was the kind of man people looked right through. For twelve years, he had worked in the basement. of the town library, a place smelling faintly of vanilla, damp stone, and rotten paper. He liked

The Prince came home with nothing to show for it. He had crossed the whole world looking for a princess to marry—not just any princess, but a real one. And he’d found princesses, plenty of them. That was

Synopsis: Vision steps out of anonymity and risks everything to rescue a young man who claims to be one of his sons.

হৃদমাজারে Bangla Version: দেখেছি চলেছি এ ধরায় কত! বহু দিন মাস করেছি গত। খুঁজিয়া ফিরিছি প্রাণের দোসর কেটে যে গেছে কত না বছর! কত না প্রহর কত দিন রাত জাগিছে চিতে কতই না সাধ! সৃজিল ভূলোকে কোন মহাজন? হেরাবে

Lily was just 15 years old when she lost her father to a brief illness. He was the only person that had got her back. She never knew her mom as she was told that her mom had abandoned her at the traditional

Humans do have weaknesses