Tiku sat on the edge of an old moss-covered tree trunk lying on the bank of a small stream. This was his favourite pastime gazing at the serene flow of water under the blazing amber yellow sun of long summer afternoons. Sometimes he used to wonder at this everlasting calm which gave him a sense [...]

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 heard the servile voice of my mother asking my brother to wake up, placing his head on her lap, which was a matter of routine for us. She hardly called him by name as her most favourite phrases had been ‘My Chand’ i.e my bright moon and ‘O my holy gift of Allah’. We [...]

Chapter 1: Monday May 7th. 2007. MPU Office 11:00 a.m. 12 hours missing… “All right. The husband is on his way in. He indicated that his wife never came home from her shift last night. She works as a nurse at Mt. Sinai Hospital and her shift is over at 11:00 p.m. She’s usually home [...]

What you see, what you hear, what you believe, never really is true, because truth gathered from the surface is never truth. It is an amplified shell that bares no depth of character or emotion, no humanity or honesty, no kindness or trait that you could with all your heart believe to be true. Truth [...]

They simply called him “the story teller.” No one knew his real name or anything about his credentials. In their sleepy little coastal town, where even the milestones belonged to an established pattern of nomenclature, to be nameless was certainly odd. Though he never revealed his true identity to them, even as a complete stranger [...]

Reflection The death of my father caused mother many sleepless nights. She had emaciated and had a bad shape. She too had been asked by the elders to remain at my father’s personal hut all nights for a whole one year, to keep the fire smoldering with logs of wood. That was her duty to [...]

My mother heard my younger sister, who had just woken from sleep crying in the house. She had been peeling yams that afternoon for our lunch.  As she heard her voice, she dropped the yam tuber she was peeling, washed her hands, ran to the house, opened the door and carried her to the tree [...]

Why hello there, Im new too this website. I thought I would join so I can hear voices and advice from others about everything that I’ m gonna write. Well about  two years ago my family went through some tragedy. My parents got divorced and it just tore us apart. Since then I just kinda [...]

An ungrateful orphan Knock, knock-the man softly hammered his fingers on the cottage door. ‘Come in,’ a voice echoed from inside faintly. Lost in thought the man entered, he smiled but his eyes were cold and distant. Four boys were watching a movie and there stared at him and smiled back. ‘Hallo young fellas,’ he [...]