Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Last month, my fellow Corp members and I went to a school which is a PPA (Place Of Primary Assignment) for some of our corp member. We had earlier deliberated on a topic suitable for students who are between

When I was younger the only desire I had was to become old enough to be able to make decisions on my own. As a child it seemed as though when I became an adult all my worries would just evaporate and I

Growing up, I really could not wait to leave my parent's house. The fact that I did not have the freedom I wanted was really annoying to me. My parents wanted me home by 6pm when I saw adults in my

I used to think being a social media manager was one of the easiest jobs ever. Honestly, whenever people talked about how difficult it was to build and manage social media accounts, I’d just sit there

I had a friend who cared for me so much that sometimes it frightened me. She would have done almost anything for me, and till today, I still shake at the thought of our fallout. That friendship breakup

Hello everyone your welcome to my blog Adulting comes with the feeling of not wanting to fail. Failure occurs when a particular positive result is not achieved at the end of a required action. Speaking

Image source Ai Gemini. In my next world I will either come as the second child or preferably even the last child. Only if this was in place to handle I seriously would have done it. Mama called me today,

Adulting did not come with a manual, and honestly, if it did, I am very sure most of us would still skip the instructions and jump straight into the struggle, because tell me why you will wake up one morning,

19 years old, relaxing on her dad's couch and feeling no worries, what a happy adult I am. Dad has gone to work, giving me allowance for the day's expenses. I'm done with the house chores and ready to

Greetings! Life to me is all about love and this must be shown not to one, but to all, which means this said love that rules the world must not be limited to a particular person or section of the society.

When I was in secondary school, my class teacher happened to be my mathematics teacher. I was so stubborn and was not ready to do most of the teacher's assignments. They had known me as an assignment

One thing about a broken promise is that it only affects the one hoping and banking on that promise. At the point they realise help is not coming like they hoped for, the burden becomes even heavier than

Two friends, one bench, promises under the stars, and a life forever changed by hope, love and destiny.

Chief Felix had arrived before the visitors came. I, seated among my colleagues, watched how Mr. Felix, with a lot of pride and a sense of accomplishment, gave a speech on how he created not just an empire

Hello everyone, you're welcome to my blog today. Have you ever made a promise to someone and then broken that promise? How did you feel, and how did the person react? Well, today I'll be sharing my story

A promise of presence matters a lot and should never be broken. The loneliness of old age is the hardest battle of life and most likely we all have to go through that phase of life, when we wish there

Greetings! One thing I have got to realize about life is that, “One man's food is another man's poison.” Which means what suits you might be what I hate most. This was what I have once experienced in life.

I watched as Elijah jumped for joy when his Dad promised him a bicycle only if he could take 1st position in his class. The young lad was so excited that he couldn't hold the information so he ran out

I didn’t think much about promises until I almost broke one that mattered. It started on a random Tuesday evening when my phone buzzed while I was still at work, It was my younger brother Jay “Are you