Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Over the years one thing we have all learnt to do as humans is build a wall around our emotions, probably because they have been taken for granted before or we have seen that of people around us taken

source My grandmother waited for us at the entrance to her house as we got out of the car that had brought us to that secluded spot nestled among the mountains—which would be our home from now on. A large,

Walls are for defence and protection. We are used to thinking that walls protect those who raised them. I also think that some times it protects those on the other side of the wall. But this wall i raised

I thought the wall between us and Mr. Tunde was just a wall; I never knew there was more to it. Back then, when I was still a child, growing up, my mom would tell me to not play near it or even think of

A while back, i used to think losing my father was the worst thing that could happen to me but then I discovered that grief could make you afraid of losing everyone else too because after my father died,

English The Walls Are Crumbling “Tom, don't forget to heat lunch.” Rudolf knocked on the bedroom door. When he got no answer, he decided to go into his son’s room. The place was a bit of a mess, cluttered

Throughout my life I have put up several walls based on things that I see happening to others and things that have happened to me, and I've watched several of those walls crumble into a million pieces.

I knew I was desperate, but I knew if I just took the risk, it could pay me a great deal and even change my current situation. My partner was against it, but I was too desperate to listen. I had tried

Hello everyone you're welcome to my blog today❤️ Most times we build a lot of walls around ourselves because we do not want to get hurt. We meet some people in life who change our perspective and how we

Chima sat at the edge of the park bench that was situated opposite the large pond at his favourite amusement park, with his legs crossed over the other. He had the countenance of a confused bachelor struggling

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