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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 5 hours ago

  What It Feels Like

  What It Feels Like I crunched hard on the last plantain chip in my hand and smiled at my laptop. The room was warm and quiet. Exactly how I wanted it to be. The little kids in the apartment had all gone

  $0.72

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 3 days ago

  It All Changed.

  It All Changed. The last thing he remembers was a loud crash and his car veering off the bridge and plunging into the river. Now he was sitting at the back of a moving car, with a shirt bigger than his

  $5.25

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 5 days ago

  Taiwo's Page

  Taiwo's Page I was very sure my whole body regretted going with me on that early morning. The weather was cold, and my legs were already complaining. My sneaker laces were almost coming off, and my hands

  $3.81

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• zerah (65)in Freewriters • 6 days ago

  Shark Tales

  Shark Tales “Mummy, who built that scary sand shark?” Jnr asked as we walked away from the beach back to our car. It's been a fun-filled day for me and my boy at the beach. I smiled, tightening my grip

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 7 days ago

  Saving Mum

  Save Mum I had always known that Mum wasn't her happy self anymore, months after Papa's death. But I never knew it was so serious until one Sunday night I needed a glass of water past midnight. I caught

  $3.97

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  • - Author $2.03
  • - Curators $1.94

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 10 days ago

  Spoonful Of Love

  Spoonful Of Love The silence from Mama Chinedu was deafening that particular day. No text. No teasing voice note. Not even her usual “Are you home? Have you eaten?” by noon. From what I've known about

  $3.77

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  • - Author $1.92
  • - Curators $1.85

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 12 days ago

  Return

  Return The sun gently leaned toward its nest, casting long shadows across the compound through my window and into my room. I sat on my couch, legs crossed, the couch pillow on my legs, and a plate of noodles

  $3.44

  • Past Payouts $3.44
  • - Author $1.76
  • - Curators $1.68

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• zerah (65)in Freewriters • 14 days ago

  My Entry For Pic1000 Contest

  My Entry For Pic1000 Contest In a line of shoes and boots, A small cat sits, serene and playful. Watching over the doorway, soft and gentle, Awaiting friends or a snack. With inquiring eyes and gentle

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 15 days ago

  Breathe

  Breathe I was already a few miles from the airport before the weight of what I was doing landed on me. The quiet hum of the cab engine competed with the thoughts in my head. I leaned my head to the window

  $3.78

  • Past Payouts $3.78
  • - Author $1.93
  • - Curators $1.85

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 19 days ago

  Kambili’s Last Chapter

  Kambili’s Last Chapter The smell of old paper hit my nose hard when I opened the door to my uncle’s bookstore and stepped into the store. It was a beautiful afternoon. The sun wasn't too hot, just the

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  • - Author $3.04
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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 22 days ago

  Late to the Game But Made The Team

  Late to the Game But Made The Team Paul isn't a man of many words these days. He had seen it all. Although his eyes still held the light of someone who once stood before a crowd and made them feel things.

  $2.53

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  • - Author $1.29
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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 27 days ago

  Frame

  Frame The harmattan that morning was really taking its time like a model on the runway. It moved slowly, gently, bringing in its wake white fingers of mist that curled along the window frame of my bedroom.

  $3.40

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  • - Author $1.74
  • - Curators $1.67

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • last month

  Wrong Door

  Wrong Door Chukwuma stumbled out of the cab, he could barely stand on his own. Yet he rejected the driver's offer to walk him to his door. "Don't worry I'll find my way." He mumbled, waving the

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  • - Author $1.99
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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • last month

  The Night Pigs Flew

  The Night Pigs Flew Something felt odd. I could feel it immediately when I walked into the compound that evening. It was too odd. It's too odd to be where I usually come home to. On the clotheslines was

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  • - Author $1.47
  • - Curators $1.41

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • last month

  Cookie Warning

  Cookie Warning Fortune cookies, to me, are just a mix of sugar, flour, and a stupid piece of paper hidden inside by humans. To me, it's just something to keep gullible people blushing. So I never believed

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  • - Author $1.56
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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • last month

  They Heard Me

  They Heard Me It was not the regular Monday morning. This one felt different because it was a public holiday that day. Of course I was happy I wasn't going to work except for the Zoom meeting that had

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  • - Author $1.54
  • - Curators $1.48

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • last month

  First Love, First Lesson

  First Love, First Lesson I was still in my second year at university when I met Tobi. A quiet, calm, thoughtful boy. He wasn't loud or flashy. He was the definition of a gentleman. I was still a young

  $3.25

  • Past Payouts $3.25
  • - Author $1.65
  • - Curators $1.60

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• zerah (65)in #fiction • last month

  Murphy's City

  Murphy's City I opened my eyes to the sound of her alarm. It was the fifth time this time. I might have been asleep but I sure was counting. I always believed that the first sound of the alarm wasn't for

  $0.56

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  • - Author $0.28
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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago

  The Love Blues Of Jasmine Blues

  The Love Blues Of Jasmine Blues" Jasmine Blues looked out her office window. She couldn't believe her eyes. She had never expected to see Donald Rick again outside the mall where she worked. It was

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  • Past Payouts $3.67
  • - Author $1.87
  • - Curators $1.79

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• zerah (65)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago

  What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

  It was one of Banjo's happiest days of his life. The day had just been paid his NYSC allowance. The joy on his face was unexplainable. He held it tight in his hands like a small…

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  • - Author $2.55
  • - Curators $2.46

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