#creativenonfictionUnmoderated tagAll postsTrending CommunitiesHIVE CN 中文社区WorldmappinLeoFinanceOlio di BalenaSplinterlandsActifitVibesLifestylePhotography LoversHive LearnersSpendHBDGEMSExplore Communities...#creativenonfictionTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedhappy080 (60)in The Ink Well • 16 hours agoWhen Pigs Fly.Image generated using Meta AI If anyone had ever told me that NEPA—oh! I mean to say PHCN—would one day provide 24 hours of uninterrupted electricity in my area, I would have…farahikram (60)in The Ink Well • yesterdayShe'll do that when pigs flyIt was my first day in school as a teacher, a day when I entered with a thousand hopes and dreams. After completing my graduation, I was able to get a job as a private teacher.…glorydee (73)in The Ink Well • yesterdayUnshackledThey say life begins at 30, but for Aunty Joy, I think it just began at 50. I've always admired her as the first ever graduate in the family, female at that, she was respected…almadepoeta (61)in The Ink Well • yesterday(en.es) 🐖 𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓹𝓲𝓰𝓼 𝓯𝓵𝔂 🐖🐖 𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓹𝓲𝓰𝓼 𝓯𝓵𝔂 🐖 I don't remember exactly, nor am I sure what year it was, but I know I was facing one of those pretty difficult exams. Like everyone else, I had put everything off untabdul-qudus (72)in The Ink Well • 2 days agoAnybody Can Become Great In LifeIt's sometimes sad the way people belittle others, thinking they are worth nothing or could not even become successful. It's not really about the present but the future that…lareaiyela (55)in The Ink Well • 2 days agoI Carried My Talent Like a BurdenSource They say do what you love and the money will come. What they don’t say is how long you’ll go hungry while waiting. What they don’t say is that passion alone doesn’t…riya2020 (55)in The Ink Well • 2 days agoWhen Pigs FlyI was too young to fully understand what was happening but I was sensible enough to know that something was wrong. Trouble had been brewing for some time before then, with mom…delightedpen (58)in The Ink Well • 2 days agoCould This Be Happening? “You want to be a journalist when you are good at science? Who would you leave medicine for?” My eldest sister's voice boomed through the room. She wasn't shouting at me, she…lailawrites (51)in The Ink Well • 2 days agoA Job Changed Everything - CNF #142I'm eight years old once more, standing in our kitchen doorway at six o'clock in the morning, watching my father put coffee in the same chipped coffee mug he'd used since I could remember. Except that'sdaeze-winnie (62)in The Ink Well • 3 days agoWhat Happened to Aunty Ireju?I heard Daddy’s phone ring. He was in the sitting room watching the news, so I moved into his room where the phone laid, vibrating loudly on the bed. It was one of those rare…fashtioluwa (70)in The Ink Well • 2 days agoThe Dark Side of The Society. Aunty Faith, the 41 year old woman in my church, she was always in the youth program especially when we have singles retreats, couples day, or relationships seminars. “Isn’t…lara-bee (65)in The Ink Well • yesterdayBeyond the nickname. The junior class scholarship was a hot topic in the school and even the seniors wouldn't stop talking about it since the principal made the announcement on the assembly ground.…marynn (68)in The Ink Well • 3 days agoNot Until Uncle Went Live If anybody had told me that Uncle Billions would one day become a “Facebook person,” I would have laughed so hard a grain of rice would fly out of my nose. Uncle Billions—the…popurri (71)in The Ink Well • 4 days agoWhen snow falls (Eng/Esp)source When I was a child, I talked a lot with my grandmother, who lived in our house. I would go into her room to tell her something important. "Grandma, I wish it would…bisolamih (67)in The Ink Well • 3 days agoI Thought It Was A Lifetime Deal. We were just too perfect. Chidubem and I were the definition of true love. I was young. As young as sixteen but I knew better than my elders what love meant. It meant everything…yummycruz1 (67)in The Ink Well • 2 days agoI couldn't believe my eyes"Are you sure you two aren't dating the same guy? * My mum asked me one day with her hands on her hips, staring directly into my eyes like I've been caught red handed. Why…zerah (63)in The Ink Well • 4 days agoThe Night Pigs FlewThe 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 wasmiztajovial (67)in The Ink Well • 5 days agoThe Day He Called Me SonFor the longest time, I believed my father would never change. Not in this lifetime. Not even if pigs grew wings and soared across the Ikot Ekpene skyline. He was the kind of…abojode (65)in The Ink Well • 4 days agoIt Was Almost Impossible. He was born like that, dumb. He barely opens his mouth and even if he does, it wouldn’t make any change. We still wouldn’t hear a single word so what difference does opening his…nachomolina2 (68)in The Ink Well • 5 days agoCreative Nonfiction: Jam session in the basement (ENG-SPN)(English) Jam session in the basement Author: @nachomolina2 _ I bought a professional snare drum! What do you think? (Mateus said with great excitement) _ Hey! I…
