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Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Amaka has been planning her wedding for two years, and by ten o'clock on the morning of the big day, everything already was going wrong. The cake arrived first, or what was left of it. The baker stood

‎He experienced a terrifying nightmare about a mysterious little girl who appeared at exactly 3:00 a.m. every night. At first, Peace believed there was nothing scarier than a dream. But when the girl revealed

I think I saw a spark in her eye and understood her unspoken need.

I have never believed in nightmare until that night in my village. My name is Chisom. I live in Awka, but I went to my village in Orsumenyi for my grandma's burial. The burial was stress. Plenty people,

This is one movie that stands out in the area of action-comedies. The plot was properly drafted and also really hilarious. It out together a perfect set of talented cast and not to mention the cleverness

The knocking started at 3:43 in the morning. Segun opened his eyes and stared into deep darkness. Three simultaneous and slow knockings were coming somewhere behind the wall of his bedroom. He listened

Ada had always believed that the worst kind of nightmare was the one that followed someone even after they opened their eyes. But what happened to her that Thursday night would make her question whether

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“Here y'all go – no, never mind,” eleven-year-old Velma Trent said as she re-covered the canvas she was working on.

If you know me, you know I’m always thinking up new ideas. That’s a very involved process that includes sitting and thinking, not necessarily in that order. Well, one day, I was sitting. And thinking.

Yes, I had to do that pun

আমার আজকের কবিতা সমাধির পাশে! সমাধির পাশে, Image হেমন্তের মায়াবী গোধূলিবেলা মেঠোপথে চলেছি সেদিন একেলা। যেতে যেতে দু’চরণ এল থমকিয়া অন্তিম ভাবনায় কাঁপিল হিয়া। নির্জল নদীকূল, নেই কোলাহল নয়ন সম্মুখে সেই

Attempting to do difficult things is undoubtedly good for the soul. Even if we don’t accomplish what we originally set out to achieve we end up stretching beyond previously conceived limits, evolving,

"The Unknown Traveler" (অচেনা পথিক) is a poem I originally wrote in Bengali.You can view the Bengali version here.Today the poem is being posted in its English version. The Unknown Traveler,

English An awakening? “And that, kids, is how people used to live in the past.” The teacher turned off the quantum visualizer. “Class is over. Remember to read chapters 4 and 5 about the 2020 pandemic.

The Yargolian Empire brings order, wealth, roads, armies, and ambition to the shores of Lake Et Skymorin.

At Merryridge High School, Hannah's three friends lived different lives from hers. She dropped her bag in the locker, and armed with her paper bag lunch, she walked into the lunch hall and witnessed an

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I'm more afraid of Ella's matchmaking advice than her mystical powers