Short Story
THE LATEST SIMPSONS PREDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2024
Since October 7, 2023, a conflict has gripped the world as war erupted between Gaza and Israel. The unexpected nature of this event shocked the global community, but interestingly, a certain group seemed unsurprised – the steadfast fans of The Simpsons. According to the popular animated series, they had foreknowledge of the conflict in the Middle East in the early autumn of that year. In a 2005 episode titled "Home Away from H," The Simpsons not only depicted a potential war between Kosovo and Serbia at the end of 2023 but also accurately predicted the release of a film named "Openheimer Elevator" in the same year. Astonishingly, this film is currently playing in theaters.
By axel djaman 3 years ago in Fiction
The Wrong Day
Feyisara groaned and pulled her hoodie around her more. Her head bent low, feet focused on taking her to the one place that held the solutions to her struggles. The noise of hustling and bustling of Lagos city was enough to run her mad. She had never felt this irritated by the loud noise that permeated Lagos city before, but it wouldn't take a genius long to figure out why it was annoying to her now.
By ThePenArtiste3 years ago in Fiction
Creative Writing
The midsummer pre-twilight sun hung low in the sky, tainting the clouds with a mixed hue of pink and brimstone. Our parents had sent us on our first errand to fetch water from the river, which was a ways away from the village, deep into the main part of the forest. We saw this as an opportunity for adventure since we’ve never left our little village in Ondo. It was the 1960s in southern Nigeria, and leaving our grove had been our quest ever since the bossy white people left. Mother says we are supposed to have obtained “sovereignty” and “freedom” now that they’re gone, but nothing felt free about cooping us at home, occasionally allowing us to work at the farmlands. We wanted to venture deep into the forest like the mature men do, and finally, we were presumed old enough to have a chance at it. This didn’t include Bola though; he was still a bumbling ten-year old who couldn’t even hold a machete straight. He was only allowed to go because I would be with him, showing him the ropes like a big bro would.
By Tonye Alalibo 3 years ago in Fiction
Somehow he was still not dead. Content Warning.
This story has been written in response to L.C. Schäfer's proposal to spend 2024 losing my mind...sorry, I mean, choosing to write a microfiction story every day, making 366 stories for every day of this lovely leap year. You can check her original story out here:
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Fiction
The Mythical Mushrooms
Once upon a time, in a land steeped in myth and mystery, there existed a realm known as Elysia. It was a world accessible only through the power of enchanted mushrooms and the ancient Viking rituals passed down through generations. Elysia was a place of wonders, inhabited by fantastical creatures and untold treasures. This is the story of a young Viking warrior who embarked on a perilous journey to discover the secrets of this mythical world.
By Stefan Higgs3 years ago in Fiction
Mother and Christmas
At some point in the far off past, in a modest local area got comfortable the covered mountains, continued with a young woman named Emily. It had been various years since Emily had noticed Christmas with her mother, as she had moved away to seek after her dreams in the clamoring city. Nevertheless, this year, something felt exceptional. Emily longed for the reassuring embrace of her mother and the sparkle of their family customs.
By Kayla walker3 years ago in Fiction
Grand dad jack and cheese farm
A seriously quite a while in the past, in a little totally open town, there continued with a sort and fragile man named Granddad Jack. He was outstanding all through the town for his scrumptious locally developed cheddar. Granddad Jack had obtained a cheddar farm from his forerunners, and he gave his life to glorifying the art of cheddar making.
By Kayla walker3 years ago in Fiction
Mother
In the town of Eldridge, where streets made of cobblestone wound their way through picturesque cottages resided a truly remarkable woman named Elara. Her days were filled with the comforting buzz of the market. Her afternoons echoed with laughter from the nearby playground. Elara was not a mother; she possessed a unique ability, to sculpt dreams weave enchanting tales and create a world where imagination had no limits.
By NOpanayaka3 years ago in Fiction
Love and Care
Once upon a time in the village of Serenity Hollow there resided two individuals whose lives were entwined by destiny. Amara, an artist, with a heart that mirrored the vastness of her painted canvas and Elias, a gentle soul who sought solace in the melodic whispers of the wind through ancient trees.
By NOpanayaka3 years ago in Fiction
