Picture Source Jane has been warned to stay away from the farm of Lucia even though many of her peers usually go in there and pick garden eggs to their satisfaction. Lucia at some point sent message across

Picture Source James has been jobless for over three years now. He has looked for a suitable job with his certificate but could not find any. The ones he has been seeing do not offer better pay so he declined

Picture Source It was a chilly winter night. Charles sauntered in from work and went straight to the bathroom to have a hot bath. The water felt too good to resist its soothing and calming effects. Thus,

Picture Source Charles has been farming maize on a land Jude pledged to him for three years now. Every harvest season he records low yield whereas his neighbours usually record high an bountiful harvest.

Picture Source Jane knew she was losing the argument so she had to smart about it. She said "theories they say must be supported by data, not opinion". "Really!", a bewildered Uju responded

Picture Source The King of Sidon has ruled for over three decades. During these number of years, he has overseen massive improvements in the kingdom. Healthcare, education and general standard of living

Picture Source Claire and her friend went fishing on a cool Saturday morning. It was part of their holiday arrangement that they will fish on the last saturday of their holiday in the countryside. That

Picture Source The world have gone digital. We can now buy and sell things right from the comfort of our homes. We can attend lectures, worship and even work from home. That's the world we now find ourselves

Picture Source At midnight, Kate went close to the door to eavesdrop on the arguing newly wedded couple. Few minutes later the intercom rang and she picked. A voice could be heard from the other end,

Picture Anne spent millions purchasing lands in a rocky area for fish farming. She then engaged a seasoned contractor to build the ponds for her. The contractor advised that the landscape of the lands

Anne vowed to change her fortune in life. She decided to try her luck in the city. Upon arrival, she couldn't get a place to sleep. Next was hunger because she had no money on her. She then realized that

Picture Source Agnes has lived in House 17 of Auckland street for over ten years. It is very close to her place of work. That has made her not to think of relocating. But the owner of the house died and

Picture Source Sussie was coming back from her job hunt one afternoon when she stumbled on a newspaper advert placed at the corner of a busy alley. She had passed there many times without taking notice

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Picture Source The finals of the interschool football championship took place between Susan's school football team and that of her friend Chloe. Susan's school football team was just appearing in the finals

Picture Source Joe took his fiancée Anne to his father for introduction. It's the custom of his people for ladies to kneel down and greet her would-be father-in-law. Anne didn't know all these; she failed

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Picture Source Elena woke up as early as possible to prepare for the job interview. She checked her blouse again - that was the third time she had done that since she woke up, it was perfect. She had ironed

It was a rainy day. Susan was already running late for work. She needs to be at the train station in the next twenty minutes, otherwise she will miss her scheduled take off time and that will mean turning

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well