Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

‎Breaking from my usual routine, that afternoon I chose to take public transport to a café to keep a promise to two close friends—John and Gabriel—whom I hadn't seen in a long time. ‎ ‎The afternoon heat

Life did not end when the most embarrassing thing in my acting career finally happened. I had written the script, directed the actors, rehearsed for weeks then boom the presentation day came. I woke up

The rain beat hard against the glass of the small bakery. Inside, the air smelled like flower and burnt sugar. helen stood behind the counter, counting the money in the register for the second time. Sixty-two

Greetings! Getting admission into the university after my secondary school education didn't just come on a platter of gold as it took me another six years which was approximately the year I spent in the

The truck was the first problem... Ngozi had told her husband Emeka three things when Emeka had said he wanted to start a business, Ngozi had said, "get an accountant, do not borrow from family and

Sometimes employers are looking for employees that will work with them for a very long time and not leave their side for any reason, as that helps keep their business moving. One thing that helps companies

English Stefany "Miss Stefany, where are my reports?" "Boss, I'm about to finish. I am missing the balance sheets." Stefany was sweating profusely. "Gee, miss, I gave you enough

The envelope sat on the small wooden dining table like a ticking bomb. It was brown, thick, and had the official stamp of the city hospital written on the front. John did not need to open it to know what

AI On the sickbed, he glows with so much radiance: faint smiles, weak breaths, skinny flesh, and a dull face. He lies down like a lifeless body. His parent wipe tears frequently from their faces, offering

source Although it has the sign of a zebra crossing, I remember that this is the mainland road where, if a zebra doesn't take care, it will be run over by a car for meat. I added a few steps to hasten

Hello Here, One luxury I know that gets too much Credit is Fancy Restaurants, those kinds where you book a Table in Avance for, and then you dress up big like you have a very important place to be at,

It was the year 2005, and Keffi was full of the constant sound and movement of students returning to school at the beginning of the school year. Because the JSS 1 hostels had not been completed earlier,

Image created in Artguru I graduated from high school fifteen years ago, and I haven’t spoken the name of the person who was once my friend in ten years: I stopped feeling guilty a long time ago, so Freddy

Raze knew he was never going to come back, He also knew it would not be easy for his family, but as cruel as he thought his decision to leave was, he knew it was the best for all of them. The day his family

On that Tuesday morning which had already started being a strange day for her, because nothing had ever happened to her on any Tuesday in her life, but that day she found a letter. She was just walking

‎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,

The truck came on the fifteenth of every month, like a clock you could hear instead of see. Nobody in Umuoji needed a calendar if their ears worked. Long before it turned the last corner by Mama Nkechi's

© Bassey and three of his siblings were born and brought up in the city. The last time they visited the village was about ten years ago, and Bassey was about 4 years old. By then, Grandma was hale and

"what a day". Anna said as she took the stairs up her house. Her day had squeezed her dry the way a person would squeeze their clothes while doing the laundry.