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Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

I had too much to drink and knew all I needed was a good sleep. As I went to bed the next thing I saw was a shadow moving. Immediately my mind knew it was the drinks speaking so I decided to just go with

Paul's junior secondary school days were quite unfavorable because he used to play a lot, so he was not really serious with his studies. His friends had a huge influence on him that year, and instead of

In life you will learn that some things that must not be trifled with, and in the village, the spirits were a no go area because it was known that some spirits do not forgive. During the New Yam Festival

The very night I heard someone call my name so loud at night, at first, I thought it was one of your sisters playing their usual trick on me. I had just travelled down to our village to see some people

Jack and Jackie were two weird best friends who did almost everything together. They were both homeless and had no parents to take care of them. They used to live under a cave close to the bush, where

NEPA took light at exactly 11:47pm, Chuka knew the exact time because he was staring at his phone when it happened, 4% battery, begging God for just one more episode. "Chuka, abeg open the window,

‎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,

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

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

‎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

When they talk about insecurity in my country, many people take it for granted, and I used to be one of them. When people talk about their experiences with insecurity, I don't take it seriously, probably

My sister was supposed to get married at 2 p.m. At 2:03, the cake had collapsed, the groom was missing, and I was holding a note that said he had already married someone else. We had been planning this

Unsplash No Future Glitch Some might think that the monsters of the night look like horrible creatures, but instead they wore silk shirts and colorful lentil dresses. The desire to have one another and

source “It couldn't have been better,” I reckoned as I closed my eyes and took a long inhale and exhale after a few seconds, slowly. The breeze blew so warmly around me that I felt like I could sleep under

The flower is rare. At least, Misou has never seen one like it, beautiful in the moonlight that is streaming through the window of this autumnal night. She peers through the window glass and sees thin

Canva IA I’ve been afraid of the ocean since I was a little girl, and I preferred to watch it from the shore, play in the sand, and barely get my feet wet with the foam. Going into the water made me feel

English The Nightmare A man was running through the dark hallways, accompanied by a faint, flickering blue-white light and the agonizing sound of a short circuit. He was gasping for breath; his breathing

Src Peter was a hardworking boy who always helped his mother sell food at their local restaurant. One fateful evening, Peter was helping his mother wash the dishes after a bumper sale. Lifting his head,