In time, mother decided to reduce the number of pieces of lands where we did our own planting since father was no more. It would make her concentrate on a few one and enable her meet the task of weeding and staking our yams. Before now she had been contented with merely planting okra, vegetable [...]

I fell through darkness, suffocating darkness, into light. There was no beauty in that darkness, but now I’m surrounded by it. I had landed (not so lightly, I might add) on a carpet of fresh, fragrant grass, each blade taller than I. Standing weakly, I tried to observe my surroundings, but gave up due to [...]

There once lived a king who was much loved by his people, and he, too, loved them warmly. He led a very happy life, but he had the greatest dislike to the idea of marrying, nor had he ever felt the slightest wish to fall in love. His subjects begged him to marry, and at [...]

A WASTE OF HEARTS She had nothing that I desired in a woman. To be precise, physically, she was unlucky in features that most men put value upon. Well, to be fair, she would get a second look from a man passing by her sometimes – but ten out of ten times, the man would [...]

Hello everybody. I need your help. I am an 18 year old girl and I need answers that I cannot find anywhere. I just want to know why I do certain things and what comples me to do them. Here is my story. When I was 7 days old, I was adopted by a loving [...]

‘Don’t stir from the fireplace to-night,’ said old Peggy, ‘for the wind is blowing so violently that the house shakes; besides, this is Hallow-e’en, when the witches are abroad, and the goblins, who are their servants, are wandering about in all sorts of disguises, doing harm to the children of men.’ ‘Why should I stay [...]

This storyline gives wonderful worth- as to how we can all continue to improve ourselves, our surroundings and the lives and situations of others. Our tale today is entitled:  The Importance of Etiquette. Link to this post!

There was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole world, and he had everything his heart could desire. His palace was filled with the rarest of curiosities, and his gardens with the sweetest flowers, while in the marble [...]

The Martin family was in a good mood. They finally managed to move into a small house by a stream, right on the edge of a wood. it was a beautiful place, with damp ground and moss covered rocks. Trees surrounded the house and their canopy formed a cover over the house. The sun shone [...]

I looked at him in astonishment. This guy, could he BE any blunter? I can’t seem to say anything, my voice is gone. My throat started to get dry and I realized that he’s waiting for an answer. Crap. “What are you saying? I don’t even know you enough, we haven’t even been on a [...]