Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

It was exactly on the 14th of February this year, 2024 when Uncle Davido as we fondly call him in the neighborhood had his birthday celebration and because it was Valentine's Day, he decided to share junk

Image generated using OpenAI "Who's there?" Micheal asked, turning around swiftly to see who had been following him. But there was no one there. This was the fifth time that night. "Guys,

When I was serving my fatherland, I was kinda lucky because I was posted in a school which meant that I will be a teacher in that school for a whole year. I was so happy at first because it was a very

Torn between peace and left pieces, Danny returned home with an heart heaved with burden. The gloomy face he wore upon his entrance into the sitting room shew he had no better News than the one we were

Generated using Meta AI Looking at Uncle Adewale, I couldn't stop the tears that threatened to flow down my eyes. You could see the sheer pain and grief he was going through. No one deserves to be in such

I gave out this topic just the way my husband would say it whenever he remembered how my mum always entertained him with soul food. Not just him alone, but I'm also included. My late mum has been my best

The sky is glittering, and the stars and the moon are looking down on Sixth Avenue. Fred walks past the wine shop, and he is shocked that the shop is open. Fred stops and ponders "Could it be that

mistake. i was not supposed to post it in this community.

Gaining admission into college separated me from my parents, and I was forced to go months without seeing them, but technology helped to comfort me by giving me the chance to hear their voices over the

Pixabay Aurora, the princess The alarm clock rang and Aurora was already awake. The excitement of her first day at work had kept her awake. Her white uniform, clean and impeccable, rested on the bedroom

Source The wedding was in two weeks time and I wasn't in any way prepared. I tossed around the room, cracking my head for a solution. It was the weekends and there I was, in my room standing in front of

Source “Hey sist, can you please cover up for me?” “So that what will happen Agnes?” “Ok, ok… I have a party to attend and I'm going.” “What party? And who invited you? Because last I checked us unpopular,

I have always starved myself of food as I don't eat early not until around 10 to 11 am in the morning. It has been a habit for me till now and when it's time to make some meals, it takes me a long while

She was still thinking about that strange, painful feeling in her chest every time she sees him openly admiring her. She was completely ignorant of that feeling, and she's worried that it could impede her work. 

I slammed my cutlery onto the unfinished cream ceramic plate of mixed jollof and fried rice served me at the office canteen, stood to my feet, adjusted my black gown laced with a touch of white cloth and

AI generated picture The four children sat in the circle, breathing heavily with their legs folded in front of them: Rita, Tobias, Wilson, and Meredith. The circle was lined with salt, a pentagram drawn

IMAGE IS AI GENERATED I remember the first time I met my husband, I was in school, and he didn’t have much. We became friends, and he told me stories of how his parents looked down on him and refused to

Diamond Castle is one of the most beautiful places in the seven kingdoms; it is the royal castle of the people of Edard. It is believed to have been passed down from generations to generations and is believed

It was this fateful sunny Saturday Morning in Abuja, that particular one which can heat your skin massively. That fateful day, I just returned from the market to get some groceries. Kicking the door wide