#lifestories

After yesterday's ceremony, I got to catch up with another lifelong close friend. We have known each other for more than 20 years (I've met her family, even her in-laws; she knew mine too), and while it

Hello folks. It's been a while here. Hope you're doing good. The new month is here with us again and I’m walking into this one with gratitude. Yeah. August was actually ... a lot. Even more than the previous

It's another Zapfic 240 short storyverse and topic for this week is Lost. Here, I've shared a story which I believe some of you can relate with. Honestly, the whole process has just been draining. Aarrgh!

Everyone has that one meal that writes itself on their heart before they even understand “favorite food”. For some, it could be rice yam, potato, porridge. For some, it could be biryani, pasta, pastries,

I grew up in a family where savory/spicy foods were a thing. Soups, stew, yam porridge, fries, scrambled eggs, name it. My dad loved spicy food, and still does. The pepper had to be there. Salt was another

Last year around November, I was seriously craving shawarma with chilled yoghurt. So I walked into Chicken Republic at Obikabia Junction to treat myself. The environment caught my eye first — the artwork

A Challenging Yet Beautiful Walk to Sitios Sayasay, Buhawen San Marcelino, Zambales

Out Of Hospital Early Memories One of my earliest funny childhood memories when I fell in the duckpond in centennial park, I was a todder at this stage, and got

Thankyous and acknowlegdementsId like to Acknowledge the following people before I even start writing. A huge Thankyou to Captain Starlight, Professor Terry Bol

Hi, collectors. Glad to be writing on this month's theme. Honestly, I didn't know that bottle openers were a thing. Like something one could actually collect. Lol. I guess anything and everything could

Welcome to our weekly Zapfic 240 short story series. For this week, we'll be writing on the prompt: "shower." The story I share with you is very much relatable. I hope you'll like it. Created

I'd say that my first real job was a game-changer. After my National Diploma, I landed a one-year industrial training at a telecom company, Rainbownet Nigeria Limited, a private fixed wireless telephone

I reckon the nature of one's job determines whether they'll work from home or go to the office. For remote jobs, like virtual assistants and others, working from home is a piece of cake. In fact, the obvious

Привіт усім. Вже п'ятниця і я доєднююся до ініціативи #fridaypoem @lilideleopolis . Вночі я часто прокидаюся близько п'ятої ранку чи ночі. І сон такий, що відчуваю його, чи ж не сон це був? Я вставила

I doubt if there's anyone who doesn't like surprises or being surprised, especially the kind that gets you excited and warms your heart. I definitely do appreciate a great surprise, you know, something

I get that couples should commit to their marital vows and equally prioritize protecting their marriages. But is putting one's life on the line also a part of it? Is sacrificing one's life on the altar

​Have you ever felt the existence of two parallel worlds—the child’s and the adult’s? ​Today, I visited Pani Liuda. We drank coffee brewed in a copper cezve in her tiny kitchen, sharing stories—her world

Привіт усім. Десь місяць тому я писала про те як на "Вернісажі" спілкувалася з продавчинею, яка розповідала, що записала свого сина в художню школу імені Олекси Новаківського. Вона порадила мені

Shoes! Shoes!, Oh! shoes of life! I'm a shoe enthusiast! Honestly, I've had my fair share of beautiful shoes - stilettos, flats, boots, loafers, sneakers, and sandals, name it. Give me a pair of stilettos

Diaries, jotters, notebooks – they're all about putting pen to paper, whether note-taking, journaling, or just collecting memories. Specifically, diaries are date and time specific, jotters for kinda casual