Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Why do you always run away from conversation when ever they are becoming real and true? Ashoji asked. Hmmm, I am not running, I replied. Then what are you doing when you practically change topics whenever

source It is said that before a wall can crumble down, it must have cracks all over it, or an earthquake that gives no signal shows up all of a sudden. I used to say that it would be hard for Davinson's

When I saw the house again I almost laughed. It was not because the house was funny, Because it looked exactly like how I felt inside. The house had cracks in the walls like rivers. Parts of the fence

Image created in Artguru A long time ago, the country of Homartland was divided in half when the tyrant king Libra raised a gigantic wall to separate the inhabitants and govern two states differently:

The three of them had been friends since school. Nosa, Charles and Mira the kind of friends that did not need to explain themselves to each other , did not need to perform or impress or be anything than

Greetings! Keeping quiet in the face of provocation has never been my thing and this is because I used to get irritated with what people do at times. I can say that I'm a disciplined person who would not

I didn't notice I was becoming distant, until Amara pointed in out. We were sitting together one evening, both of us with our phones in our hands. She was scrolling through hers, while I was doing the

I noticed this man always comes over to eat at our restaurant. What made me notice him was that he has a specific spot, and he only orders the same thing each and every time. Also, he's always coming alone.

We had a quarrel that afternoon, and it made me upset. It was the 5th time in three days that we were fighting and it was already getting frustrating. I wanted it to stop, but issues kept arising and it

English Justina “Mom, we’re hungry.” Justina shook her mother, who was still asleep. Dora rubbed her eyes as she got out of the rickety, faded bed. Her tangled hair, streaked with gray, fell across her

[pixabay]( Adeola and Rebecca had been friends since their 100 level. They were so close that people thought they were dating, but the two had never fallen in love with each other. They remained focused

I grew up in a home where birthdays were rarely acknowledged. It was a culture passed down from my parents to my siblings and I, and we subconsciously threaded the same path. I often found myself conveniently

Greetings! Shade who happened to be the elder sister to Gbenga my classmate was so beautiful but one thing that I detest about her was her pride, although, I was not that close with her but all what I

Amanda was a really bright child. She was loved by everyone and as much as She wanted, it was given to her. The fact that she was the only child of her parents and was termed the miracle child because