New: africanstoriesAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzansteemhive-183959hive-166405hive-185836hive-180932photographyuncommonlabhive-183397hive-150122hive-101145hive-188619hive-144064bitcoinkrsuccesshive-145157lifehive-193637hive-184714hive-181136hive-109690hive-103599TrendingNewHotLikersvalentineuzoh40 (37)in africanstories • 3 months agoTHE CURSED VILLAGE OF NDOKIDeep within the heart of the Congo, where the dense jungle canopy seemed to swallow the sunlight whole, lay the forgotten village of Kivu. It was a place shrouded in mystery and terror, where the…tlatso-son (40)in animation • 5 years agoMODIMOLLE: The Valley of Death - (EP. 2 - Season 1)Hi...I'm Tlatso-Son. A 3D Artist and Animator... I basically aim to provide high quality animated shorts, dance videos and animated short series for everyone to enjoy and critique. Thank you for…tlatso-son (40)in introduceyourself • 5 years agoIntroducing myself: South African 3D Artist and AnimatorHi...I'm Tlatso-Son. A 3D Artist and Animator... I basically aim to provide high quality animated shorts, dance videos and animated short series for everyone to enjoy and critique. Thank you for…amadiwati7 (33)in chimamanda • 7 years agoChimamanda Adechie and the African cultureI love reading African stories writing by Africans, not the likes of John Locke, Joseph Conard and others who penned down a disturbing account of our Africa. The stories told by our own Chinua…tezmel (66)in writing • 7 years agoI Miss You... Not!Last night, I stood leaning on my bedroom window peering at the pouring rain fighting the urge to call you. Loneliness hugged my soul and the desire to overlook my pride tiptoed in my mind…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoCovered in a Plaid #FreewriteHe sat alone at 'their favourite' place. The wind hit his face in moanful soft breeze. He slightly opened his arms and half closed his eyes to welcome the cold wave on his perspiring skin. He…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoNo for the Wasp #FreewriteHe sat next to the dying fire staring right into the now slightly glowing residue. At the family table, his father requested to talk to him and Mutiso was unsure about what. His father wasn't a…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoSnake #FreewriteThe Kalenjin warriors made some war cries heading his way. Kakaya knew it was best that he hid his young bride. She was with child and rumours were flying around they were raping women…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoSpa #FreewriteHalima was determined to pamper her favourite girl. She called her around ten on the Valentine's day morning and asked if they could hang out. Her mum agreed only after making her promise to let her…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoLaced Drink #FreeWriteSomething shook the bed and consciousness flooded her mind. It was unreal and disturbing. Her mind struggled to stay alert but somehow her bed was moving, fast. For less than a minute, she…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoFateful Thursday Morning #FreeWriteSource :) It was a chilly morning on that memorable Thursday. The courtroom had a few souls when I arrived. I sat in the back bench facing the dreaded bench and a huge wall clock dangling right…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoYard Sale #FreeWritePromptKamae Borstal Girls Institution Photo taken last December 2017. H signals her driver to bring the truck behind the old garage. She is sitting at the edge of some special seats. She…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoPaint #FreeWritePromptSource :) Paint. Wet paint. Dripping seductively. Ever actively. On the canvas that is life. Life. The unending strife. With unsolicited thoughts. From their pessimistic doubts. When…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoIt Was a Saturday Morning... #FreeWritePromptSource :) It was Saturday morning and too early for whatever his neighbour was doing next door. The irritating rattling noise felt like it would split his head in two. He could imagine her in…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoSunset #FreeWritePromptImage is mine! He fell on one knee and sang the next paragraphs to her ears. His eyes fixated on hers, conveying his soul's sincerity. This was what allowed his moving lips to cast a…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoFourth #FreeWritePromptSource :) It was a cold July night. She sat silently close to her burning stove for warmth. Firewood would've been better but recent weather meant none if you didn't save up during May. She…tezmel (66)in africa • 7 years agoGrowing up in Africa (Downside)Growing up in Africa meant a lot of things to me. To my generation. We were raised with a whip and aware no one questions what adults did or said. They (and with they I mean the whole village…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoChildren #WeekendSinglePromptTaken from the balcony of the theatre :) I rarely go out being that I can't leave my young alone in the house but Friday evening, I made exception. There was a profound…tezmel (66)in freewrite • 7 years agoYesterday #FreeWritePromptSource Yesterday I saw her again. She sat across me in the same spot she always did. Her fingers weaved nervously as she half smiled at me. 'Such enthusiastic eyes,' she said…tezmel (66)in africanstories • 7 years agoProverbs 31 WomanSource . The loud wall clock struck 11 pm hard and Katana wasn't back yet. She was still sitting across the metallic hotpot on the table. Her two children had cleared everything else before bed.…