#fiction

The edge of the axe bit deep into the pine log, splitting it clean down the middle with a sharp crack that echoed across the valley. I wiped the sweat from my forehead and threw the split wood onto the

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

‎There was a girl who lived in a village with her sister, Ruth, and her parents. Her name was Lydia. After she finished secondary school, she was admitted to university. Not many people lived in the house

Every Halloween, the children on Maple Street carved pumpkins and lined them up along the stone wall outside Mr. Parker's house. It had been that way for as long as anyone could remember. Ten children,

Learning skills takes time and practice

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

—¡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

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.

On our last episode Lily was munching the mangoes and while she was munching the mangoes,... She heard footsteps and when she turned to look behind her, she saw an old woman approaching towards where she

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

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

... 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

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

‎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

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

Little ones will get distracted

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

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.