Short Stories for your bingeing pleasure. Travel through this category when you either don’t care about genre, or you are not sure about the type of story world you would like to visit.
All of You – Tortoise, The Birds, and The Feast in The Sky
Once upon a time in the animal kingdom, Igwe, the Arụsi of the sky, sat upon his throne of clouds and silence, bored.
Mbe and Akidi (A Fablingverse Igbo Folktale)
Keyword: Mbe and Akidi (A Fablingverse Igbo Folktale about Tortoise) Once upon a time in the animal kingdom, Nwunye Mbe, the tortoise’s wife, had grown tired of him. He never paid attention, never listened, and only came home when he was hungry, leaving immediately after he’d eaten. Once, while she was sweeping the house, Mbe
The Hot Water Challenge: Why Lizard Nods Its Head
The Hot Water Challenge: Why Lizard Nods Its Head Keywords: The Hot Water Challenge, Why Lizard Nods Its Head, The Animal Kingdom, Fabling Folktale, Igbo Folktale, African Folklore, Fablingverse In the heart of the Animal Kingdom, there was a wise king with a beloved daughter. To find a suitor worthy of her, he
The Day The Gods Answered
Once in a while, in the Fablingverse, the gods get together and draw a raffle lot with every creature’s prayers.
Agadi Nwanyi na Asi Asiri (The Gossiping Old Woman) – An Igbo Mythology on The First Dibia
Chineke heard their pleas but, bound by the laws of death, could not bring her back. However, moved by compassion,
Nature’s Little Mistake
I was born a mistake. Wait, don’t starts talking nonsense about nobody being born a mistake or God, The Writer having a purpose for everybody.
Murder House
Linda pushed open the door, her hands shaking from fear, she tried to remember how she got to this room, but all she remembered was a night of heavy drinking and partying. She was at her best friend’s birthday batch, she had played a few wild
Comparing Sizes
It was non of her business, this was not a story she should be involved with. But the two men had mad it thing, arguing about their size and sexual prowess in class, but since they were comparing sizes, she had to know the winner.
Anansi vs Mbe – The Pot of Wisdom
So he went about and collected all the wisdom from his head, from his backyard, from his family, from his house, then he went to everybody he had ever given wisdom to and collected his wisdom from them and kept all his wisdom in a pot.
Anansi vs Mbe – The Hero of Stories
Once upon a time in the world of African Folktales, the Gods were the protagonists of every story. Every story, even the ones done by mortals were ascribed to the Gods who lived in the sky,
The Snake and The Two Lonely Men – A Fablingverse Folktale
The Snake and The Two Lonely Men – A Fablingverse Folktale Keywords: The Snake and The Two Lonely Men: Nigerian Folktales, Snake tales, Fabling, Pam, Free Short Stories, A Fablingverse Folktale Once upon a time, in a village, two men were unmarried and lonely. All the men in their village had found wives,
The Jackal and The Peacock – A Fablingverse Folktale
The Jackal snapped back to his present and clumped his jaw close to The Peacock’s neck but could not bring himself to clench his teeth.
Why Lion is Only King of The Forest
Even though he felt he was the strongest, the young lion obeyed his mother and remained in the forest, away from humans, until he grew up and became Lion, King of the forest. Then he became bored and wanted more. He wanted to be the King of the world, not just the king of the…
The Beginning of Humans 2: How The First Children Learned About Sex
While the sons had built houses for themselves, the wild son refused to live in a house and when the youngest daughter crossed over, he smelled her and attacked her, and she cried for help.
The Beginning of Humans – Part 1 – The Origin of Sex
“How about we bring African folktales here, let’s create a world where the stories from old, by your people can come back to life.”
The Wicked Stepmother
One day while working on his farm, a beautiful woman (Adanma) with her daughter (Egodi) walked up to him to ask if he could accommodate them for a while since they were from a far away land
The Seven Years Girlfriend
Hi, my name is Pamela and this is the story of my friend. Pamela, let’s call her that. This happened a year ago. See, my friend Pamela had been dating this guy, Bob, let’s call him that.
Writing Oxygen
He dropped her on her silk covered bed and mounted her, trailing kisses down her neck, his lips stopped on her tit… no cleavage?… Nape?…Belly button?…
What’s The Use?
Ms Akintobi sneaked into her son’s room. She felt like she had lost touch with him and she needed to know what was going on in his life to assure herself that she was still a good mother.
The Six Years Plan
I could feel his life slowly slipping out of my hands. This was what I wanted, so why did I feel numb? I had been chasing Ade for the last six years, six years of boiling rage,
Ntuoku: After The Rain
Five years had passed since Ada left her hometown for the city to study Mass Communication at the University of Nsuka. She remembered how she and her
The Secret
“Should we have fun with her?” “We weren’t paid for that.” “Come on, it won’t matter anyway. She’s still going to die.”
The Life and Times of Mr. Hanz the Recluse
The pelting of rain over his room filled his mind as it faded. His arms lay lifeless by his side, numb, he was lying on his bed but he felt like he was floating. This is how it ends.
Ofo na Ogu (Justice and Honesty)
“Dum dum dum, ku Ku lu Ku Ku Ku Ku Ku, cha cha cha”—the frenetic drums pounded in a relentless rhythm as the masquerades whirled around the prostrate, tear-streaked girl.
The Night He Won
A sequel to the Night he lost Chidi’s gaze was fixed on the Bet9ja match lineup on his computer screen, his heart racing with anticipation. Today felt like it might be his turning point.
The Night He Lost
Chidi’s gaze swept over the match line-up board, his pen and jotter clutched tightly in hand. “Today’s the day,” he mused, anticipation crackling in the air.
A Funny Weekend for High School Boys
Jadé hurriedly tied his shoelaces, bolted for the door, and called out, “Mummy, I’ve gone!” just as the door slammed shut behind him. He knew his mother well—
The Stalker
“Bro, I’m telling you, someone’s always swiping my clothes,” Malik said as he walked his friend Dede out of the apartment. “Just yesterday, I hung my boxers to dry, barely turned around, and poof, they were gone.”
Lightning Strikes Once (again)
She clung to him, desperate for her warmth and tears to anchor him back to life. His body, cold and lifeless, lay against hers, and she couldn’t bear the thought of him slipping away
I’ll Never Let You Go
Agnes smiled—a smile that once stirred something deep within him, but now it felt like a twisted, mocking grin. Her lips curled slightly, revealing just a glimpse of teeth.
Egbere: Keeping The Mat ( Bush Baby )
“Nwe! Nwe! Nwe!” The child’s cries pierced the stillness of the night, echoing through the dense forest, a desperate wail that would tug at the heart of any passerby.
Nwanyi Mmiri: Burn That Shrine Down
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the village as women made their way home from the bustling market and farmers trudged back from their fields.
…and She Got Married
Ade’s voice resonated through the church, a gentle harmony that filled the air with peace. But then he saw her. She slipped into the back pew, and for a moment, everything else faded away.
