The Market Women She tilted her head. What she saw angered her to fling a small but big rod- a goat! It was a goat who was threatening the bitter-leaf Aduke had prepared to make egusi-soup inside a red pot. What really happened to her today? Everything was just provoking… Read More

#creamed-with-shea-butter

I Need a Fresh Start

by Bert Broomberg

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 22, 2017

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

Story about the difficulties a man encounters when trying to change his lifestyle. Read More

#humour, #satire

The Violin

by Nika2016

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 21, 2017

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

Imaginarium Picture Prompt # 26 Read More

#loss, #music, #memory, #violin

A Portrait of the Candidate as a Young Man

by ME Pesant

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 21, 2017

Shelves: 1

We all break. Read More

#loss, #drugs, #alcohol, #college, #fraternity

magnifying glasses

Chapter 8

by Zinnie

Book / Literary Fiction

September 21, 2017

Shelves: 2

a once happy couple's marriage is brought to the test when the woman has to choose between her biggest dreams and bearing children. tragedy strikes when a meddlesome mother in-law tries to come in between them. Read More

#love, #faith, #feminism, #tragedy, #hopelessness

Evergreen Gardens

by soranena

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 20, 2017

Shelves: 1

#really-short

This Is How I Remember It

by soranena

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 20, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

#short

Mantis

by Hans Sigurd Lillegard

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 20, 2017

Shelves: 1

#praying-mantis

Xavier Cockroachal Damon's, Um, Entirely Fictitious Autobiography: Includes The Missing Years

Chapter 4

by Xavier Cockroachal

Book / Literary Fiction

September 20, 2017

Shelves: 1

The story of the life of Xavier Cockroachal Damon, a rather bizarre life it would be safe to say. An executioner for the CIA at a very young age and I was actually sent on a mission to assassinate Castro where things, well, got a little strange. The other details… Read More

#assassination, #cia, #bizzare, #castro, #childhood-development

Wedding bells

by jaylisbeth

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 19, 2017

Comments: 6

Shelves: 1

I hope you enjoy my story. Thank you :) Read More

#love, #confusion, #manipulation, #insecurities

Crazy Colors

by ManishSharma

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 18, 2017

Shelves: 1

A young girl fights death and Vertigo to fuel her divine passion. Read More

#painting, #mysterious, #vertigo

Life Line

by hullabaloo22

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 18, 2017

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

#dog, #cruelty, #train-tracks

The bear in the wood

by gampampsemiperiodampsemisemi fisher

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 17, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

This short story is about a young man who leaves behind the noise and chaos of the city, to explore the forest. On his journey, he is abducted by a sullen and solitary bear. The bear is desperate for a companion and holds him captive in his home. During his… Read More

#bear, #forest, #search, #wander

Ganga

Chapter 18

by Rosaura Guzman Diaz

Book / Literary Fiction

September 16, 2017

Shelves: 1

17 cuentos que suceden en un país llamado Ganga. Hay una política corrupta, un funcionario que esconde chocolate en un cajón, una escritora bloqueada, una mujer que vive en un centro de acogida y un joven que suena con abrir su propio garaje. También hay una empresa desesperada por firmar… Read More

#relatos-cortos

Question

by Abhro

Poem / Literary Fiction

September 15, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

A question to the society to answer. Read More

#sarcasmpetry

Sibanda

Chapter 1

by Tim Farren

Book / Literary Fiction

September 15, 2017

Shelves: 1

#africa, #political-fiction, #military-coup, #government-overthrow, #african-safari

A Symphony of Women

by Linda Karney

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 13, 2017

Shelves: 1

This is a collection of short stories celebrating a variety of women in different stages of their lives. Read More

#womens

Moonshadow

by Hilary Bray

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 11, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Are we a product of our upbringing? Read More

#tragedy, #fictional-memoir

The Aftermath

by EDOZIEM MIRACLE IFEANYICHUKWU

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 10, 2017

Shelves: 1

Young Catherine has been a house of sorrow ever since she was born. To worsen the case, she married an abusive husband, but the way she went about the matter was different but not unexpected. Could she bear the repercussions? Why don't you find out what her action led her… Read More

#death, #suicide, #catherine, #domestic-abuse, #abusive-relationships