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• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 4 days ago

  A Stitch in Time Saves A Query

  I stooped barefoot on the cold concrete floor, my face buried in the smoke from the firewood stove, which clouded my sight. The peppery feeling it gave to my eyes made me tear up. However, I was motivated

  $10.99

  • Pending payout amount: $10.99
  • Breakdown: 5.49 HBD, 10.69 HP
  • Payout in 3 days

   669 7
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 10 days ago

  The Midnight Bake

  Vanilla, butter and milk. These were the combination of aromas that filled my tiny apartment that evening. Playing on my Bluetooth speaker was I Drove All Night my favourite track from Celine Dion's One

  $8.91

  • Past Payouts $8.91
  • - Author $4.54
  • - Curators $4.37

   617 7
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 13 days ago

  Yes

  It was 11:45 on new year's eve. Sandy couldn't tell how it happened but she was having the time of her life at this party which was organised by her friend Cathy. Usually, she would have said 'no' just

  $5.48

  • Past Payouts $5.48
  • - Author $2.79
  • - Curators $2.70

   455 13
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 18 days ago

  Detty December

  The first sound I heard that morning was the sharp sound of my doorbell, grr grr jolting me off my sleep. I sucked my teeth hard, loud enough that whoever was at the door would hear it. I was sure it was

  $7.81

  • Past Payouts $7.81
  • - Author $3.97
  • - Curators $3.84

   747 8
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 21 days ago

  Old Habits Die Hard

  "Anything yet?" Detective Maya called out to Detective Rodriguez leaning on the door frame that led to his office. He had been standing there watching her partner be so engrossed in the pictures

  $5.80

  • Past Payouts $5.80
  • - Author $2.95
  • - Curators $2.85

   678 5
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 25 days ago

  Gifts And Seasons Of Time

  That evening didn't feel like my regular Saturday evening filled with paperwork and closing of accounts. I had no motivation at all left in me to work. It felt like one part of me was reawakening to a

  $5.94

  • Past Payouts $5.94
  • - Author $3.03
  • - Curators $2.92

   628 2
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 28 days ago

  The Anonymous Party

  *** Welcome to the party. Leave your fears at the door and play the game. - X*** the lit invitation bangle read. I looked up at Sandra with her sleek red dress, wondering where she was taking me and who

  $7.84

  • Past Payouts $7.84
  • - Author $3.96
  • - Curators $3.88

   712 8
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • last month

  Mama’s Baby

  I slammed the door shut as I sneaked inside my house, then I kicked my shoes off making sure not to switch on the lights In my apartment. I wasn't hiding from anybody in particular, but I just didn't want

  $5.59

  • Past Payouts $5.59
  • - Author $2.85
  • - Curators $2.74

   741 9
• zerah (61)in Ladies of Hive • last month

  LOH #215- Priotizing Next Year

  This year has been beautiful for me I wouldn't lie. I made some significant progress, and I am very proud that I accomplished it. Looking back sometimes to remember how I started this journey. Coming to

  $0.15

  • Past Payouts $0.15
  • - Author $0.08
  • - Curators $0.07

   22 4
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • last month

  Garden Whispers

  Christmas has always been that time of the year when the magic happens for Chika. A time she gets to write to Santa about what she wants on Christmas Eve, then on Christmas day, it magically appears beneath

  $4.37

  • Past Payouts $4.37
  • - Author $2.22
  • - Curators $2.14

   531 9
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • last month

  Santa's Gift

  Christmas has always been that time of the year when the magic happens for Chika. A time she gets to write to Santa about what she wants on Christmas Eve, then on Christmas day, it magically appears beneath

  $0.24

  • Past Payouts $0.24
  • - Author $0.12
  • - Curators $0.12

   25 8
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • last month

  Sneaker Rush

  My phone buzzed, jolting me up from my sleep. Lazily, I grabbed it from the counter where I left it and stared at the screen. It was Chidera, my cousin. "Chidera, Ogini? What is it?*' I asked groggy

  $5.79

  • Past Payouts $5.79
  • - Author $2.95
  • - Curators $2.84

   697 3
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • last month

  The Triangle

  I stood in front of my mirror, looking at the shadow of myself I had become in just the first three months of working in Lagos. I sighed loudly and prayed that somehow Mrs Ayo would just grant me my leave

  $7.92

  • Past Payouts $7.92
  • - Author $4.03
  • - Curators $3.90

   721 6
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • last month

  Mama

  Amaka had dreaded it all her life never to see her mum cry, But the first crack that appeared on her wedding day was not on her cake or dress. It was on Mama’s voice as she showered blessings on her. To

  $7.31

  • Past Payouts $7.31
  • - Author $3.71
  • - Curators $3.59

   744 14
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • last month

  A Purse, A Stranger, and Lagos

  There has always been chaos at the popular Balogun market in Lagos, and a few days ago, there wasn't an exemption. It felt like it was double what it had always been. Voices rose and fell like the waves

  $6.75

  • Past Payouts $6.75
  • - Author $3.42
  • - Curators $3.33

   641 5
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago

  Exposed

  TIti was that powerful lady I admired a lot in my corporate world. A purpose-driven lady with that burning desire to rise above the obstacles placed in her way. I'm sure if we were to choose mentors in

  $5.10

  • Past Payouts $5.10
  • - Author $2.60
  • - Curators $2.50

   659 19
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago

  Behind The Filter

  From the moment the sun peeks through the clouds reflecting on the windows of her penthouse. The moment her manager steps into her room with a cup of her favourite slimming tea. "It's a new day,

  $6.22

  • Past Payouts $6.22
  • - Author $3.17
  • - Curators $3.06

   755 11
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago

  Mama Chinedu

  Like every growing young adult, I had always thought that moving into my apartment would mean freedom. A life with only your rules and lived on your terms. That was what our juvenile delinquency made us

  $5.51

  • Past Payouts $5.51
  • - Author $2.80
  • - Curators $2.71

   716 14
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago

  Ride To Remember

  I still remember how thick the air was that early morning as I stepped out of Miriam's cramped apartment where I was squatting for the meantime until I could afford my place. I was just a fresh Lagosian

  $3.42

  • Past Payouts $3.42
  • - Author $1.74
  • - Curators $1.68

   500 9
• zerah (61)in The Ink Well • 2 months ago

  Echoes From The Flames

  Socrates stumbled out of his tiny cabin perched at the edge of the cliff overlooking the sea. His breath was high, and he coughed like he had tuberculosis, his eyes red and with water and his skin drenched

  $5.88

  • Past Payouts $5.88
  • - Author $2.99
  • - Curators $2.89

   843 16