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<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmeHbEKHmik7a1bAFe4hvxNb9qQiMqyvVj3vjfYoERki4H/1762233429856.jpg" alt="Picture from Freewriters pic100 contest" /> What I See A small girl in …

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<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmYwXiB3pJ2dH6HgEaQpjEEvBeeUouf6Eg1dLD3gLFZeCw/1762007246551.jpg" alt="" /> I woke up with a heavy heart that morning. But trust me, I had no …

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmZzYaar1WGEhFK4UCPscQYK2wwMystfkCBrLoP9aDPhDp/1760364772431.jpg" alt="" /> It was a quiet Friday, the kind of day I had sought for weeks. The…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmec3pamiZTpTggE57G5pyvUFHZ2XmSPXWxAG6CoTGib4h/1759993422178.jpg" alt="" /> He bends to fix what’s broken, Hands busy but steady, giving it hi…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmZ3S2hJoFXdWihoyNabUVXMUpa32WU9TafAY8RjFwHTif/1759675865316.jpg" alt="" /> I remember the loud chatter at the office that morning. The slight…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmRNpnaHQFmf6Rti8qMvgppLBBqVF2r7VeJkE2wbRb4tiu/1759225301411.png" alt="Image is gemini generated" /> I stood in front of my mirror, struggling…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmWehNse92GupATn2QZpgMYLzuFAc8MQwKi9j9RdsNASKQ/1759060286084.jpg" alt="" /> The night Prince Dawit was born, the sky over Axum darkened, cloud…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmRgviEf5twgm8ZReFfPCrJ9YwJp69u7E8eZnUou3YoQwD/1758827258350.jpg" alt="" /> As a small girl, Adaeze used to leave half-finished stories she wr…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmccN2AeqCCkzYA9XjboNAFGWr9JngwL2TUiL8Lqhqqeym/1758561900029.jpg" alt="" /> I first met Ngozi at Mama Chinedu's sitting room one cloudy evenin…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmXk1nmuJkgnt3yNVGRTKAdUELkU5daAH2zanvprRg7BXq/1758363851131.jpg" alt="" /> “Kola, you need to see this.” Maya's voice sliced through the hum …

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmZcAA5wnWaD2Zqva5oVujBbJwdoAXjqajrSdLpfw6TDgb/1757668919945.jpg" alt="" /> The bus still smells of yesterday's sweat from tired bodies, dust …

<div style="text-align:center;"> <h2>Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #154</h2> <img width="100%" src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/theinkwell/AJmqifUKCfZ…

. <img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmReMdhVziM5ZV2ZF92RBFxyRRUCA3T4ZhPMgfw3MTPZSA/1757140167553.jpg" alt="" /> A tongue of salt water stretched into the city licking the edge…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmcqww9Hmiz5XA3s8a78Kh32b6WmnBDFLSn54tnBj1Redk/1756989037362.jpg" alt="" /> _September 4, 2025. Lagos Island._ Lagos is the opposite of itsel…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmPEjBRoYdxRh9ZsY7cBXy7JXE2EzL3jN23Y7TmrD1GrzQ/img_20250902_wa0000.jpg" alt="" /> When I first moved to Lagos, I didn't know what to expect. A…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmRYMyoMKzDrHFoJP9bfawi9RTRe6oqsDsj6g52KaWSxhS/1756627325810.jpg" alt="" /> Saturday mornings always smelled of fried plantain and laughter in…

<img src="https://images.ecency.com/DQmWzp8CVmHTKNiVGkWfd9DM3oeznX4MhR15P3kWbkLZuHt/1756460021473.jpg" alt="" /> The email in my inbox sat like a future obstacle I can't get rid o…

 The palace was too quiet for the little boy who ruled the kingdom. Pharaoh Khamud…

 The road back from the market was as busy as ever. I didn't blame them, it was rus…