The Forgotten Public Art
For seventy years, the University of Cambridge kept its secret tucked beneath the weeds. Students passed it daily, throwing an idle glance at it, but only the few privileged…
Topics
Zapfic50friday: Tone
Mrs. Tama was known to speak calmly, even when emotions were high and the people around her were tense. She never lost her composure. It was a character everyone envied. To Mrs.…
CNF: The Book That Brought My Reading Habit Back
I am sitting on dad's favourite couch close to what looks like a library. It's a small corner of a wooden structure with a few well…
The Flight To Netherlands
Twelve-year-old Leo looked at the giant glass window of the departure terminal. From there, the world felt small. Beside him was Tama, his sister, holding tight to her passport…
Zapfic50friday: Greet
Adaeze entered the hall where her in-laws sat. She was beautifully endowed, dressed in her traditional attire. With a smile, she knelt, saluting her in-laws, then walked to where…
A Full Day Watching A Super-Mum Do It All
It's 6:05 in the morning and I am half awake because I can hear the sound of the front door opening. "That must be mum", I say feeling no surprise. She has always been the…
The Side I Chose by Saying Nothing
Around 2022, my neighbours wife left him. A lot of people talked about this for weeks. Everyone had their opinion on what the man did wrong and what the woman also did wrong. I…
Zapfic50friday:Lean
Lopa, a calm and quiet dog, lived in a neighborhood where the other dogs were aggressive and loud. Unfortunately, she never grew fat. While the other dogs fought for food, she…
AI Is Powerful, But It Can’t Tell Your Story
I almost laughed when I read the prompt because I don't have a job at the moment, I'm still searching. Then, I remember "writing to earn" is a job too and one that AI can…
The Debt I Never Owed — CNF.
Huhm, the heaviest and weightiest things I've ever felt aren't the usual things you would have thought. It wasn't bags of cement, nor was it jerrycans of water... it was…
New to Hive?
Signup