Short stories have a special place in an avid reader’s heart. They take you to a world where you experience unique life experiences. Some of the experiences make you empathize, others make you angry, and others make you think a lot about human nature.
Some great stories here at Potentash will take you on an adventure. We have many stories in the blog, and I will make your search for exciting short stories easier. Here is a list of some of the recent short stories on the blog from August to October that will give you something to think about.
1. In the African families’ drama history, the father-in-law is never in the picture. Abuse and drama are usually associated with the mother-in-law. However, for Salma, things are peculiar as the Father-in-law is the one making life unbearable for her. Find out more about what Salma’s father-in-law did. Her Father-In-Law Turned Out To Be A Predator, https://potentash.com/2022/08/13/father-in-law-turned-predator/
2. When a child is born into a family, everyone celebrates the advent of a new human being. No one thinks of the true father at that moment. Most of the time, the revelation happens unexpectedly, like how it happened here to Njoki’s father. He Found Out His Kids Weren’t Biologically His After A Tragedy, https://potentash.com/2022/08/14/found-kids-not-biologically-his/
3. We all love a story where love wins. It is beautiful to see two people committed to loving one another, fighting for their love, and winning. See how John for his wife despite his relative’s disapproval. He Stayed With His Wife Despite His Kinsmen’s Objections, https://potentash.com/2022/08/14/stayed-wife-despite-kinsmen-objections/
4. Love is complicated. Even more, when you are invited on a family vacation and your boyfriend’s mother has booked everyone in first class and you are in economy. Will this relationship survive? Check out this 10-part series. Not Even Cabo – Will This Vacation Be What Ends It? – Part 1 hhttps://potentash.com/2022/09/02/not-even-cabo-vacation-things/
5. Respect is very important in any relationship and especially in a marriage. Along the way in their marriage, Lilly felt that her husband wasn’t giving her the respect she knew she deserved. If you were in Lilly’s shoes, what would you have done?? Here’s what Lilly did to get his respect. She Went Back To School To Earn Her Husband’s Respect, https://potentash.com/2022/09/02/went-back-school-earn-respect/
6. Some people have jobs where there is a lot of drama happening. Sally is the governor’s executive assistant gets to see a lot of drama during her workday. Check out some of the drama she witnesses daily in this two-part story. The Hunter Hunts The Prey: The Governor’s Affairs – Love And Politics Don’t Mix Part 1 https://potentash.com/2022/09/02/governors-affairs-politics-love-relatonships/
7. Your man’s behaviour shows you that he loves children. But when you get pregnant, he gets angry and tells you he is not interested in becoming a father. What would your reaction be? This is what happened to Pauline, and her reaction is worth reading about. He Loved Children But Left Her As Soon As She Got Pregnant https://potentash.com/2022/09/04/loved-children-left-her-pregnant/
8. Your boyfriend is a very considerate lover and treats you like a princess. He is truly heaven-sent. Your friends have questions about what he does but you don’t want to listen to their negative vibes. Then one day you wish you had listened to your friends because you get into trouble, bad trouble. Her Boyfriend’s Secret Job Ruined Her Life, https://potentash.com/2022/09/04/boyfriend-secret-job-ruined-life/
9. Love is complicated. You think you have found the love of your life after being single for the longest time. But your sibling sees something & tells you & now your relationships with your lover & your siblings’ are now strained. Lonely Eyes – Hello, Chaos! https://potentash.com/2022/09/14/lonely-eyes-hello-chaos-romance/
10. The phrase, “I am not ready for a commitment right now,” has become a cliché for ending an intimate relationship calmly. Then making the other party feel inadequate, one puts the reason behind the breakup on himself in a way that appears genuine. Sometimes, one is genuine because maybe they are not in a good place to commit. Your significant other may not be in a position to commit to you, but they might commit to another person. He Dumped Her Because He Wasn’t Ready For A Long Term Commitment But Ended Up Proposing To Her Best Friend, https://potentash.com/2022/09/20/dumped-her-proposed-best-friend/
11. Love can show you things. You might think you have found the love of your life only to get very heartbroken. But what if your heartbreak turns you into a very cold individual? Do you think your love experiences have affected your perspective toward love? From Heartbroken To Heartbreaker – When The Sweet Relationship Turns Sour And Makes You Cold-Hearted https://potentash.com/2022/09/24/sweet-relationship-sour-cold-hearted/
12. There’s running away from life’s heat where you get lucky and you can have a new beginning. But there’s also running for your dear life, in a way that you are falling from the frying pan to the fire. This is precisely what a man did when he changed his phone number to cut out his three baby mamas only to get into more drama. This story is hilarious. I Changed My Phone Number To Avoid My Baby Mamas But My New Line Only Brought Me More Drama! https://potentash.com/2022/09/24/changed-phone-number-brought-drama/
13. Tony and Dave are not only friends but cousins too. You can imagine how strong that bond is. Then, one day Tony meets the woman of his dream. The unexpected happens that Dave and the woman develop feelings for each other, you wouldn’t want to miss how life unfolds following this development. In Love With The Same Girl https://potentash.com/2022/10/02/in-love-with-same-girl/
14. Love has no specific place and time for finding you. It can find you anywhere. Among the many places where one could fall in love, the library was the place for Maggie and Ben. Apart from working on books, they worked on a friendship that morphed into a crush on each other. But their young love is soon to be separated. A Date At The Library Part 1 – A Village Girl In The Big City
15. Love is good. Every human is at some point yearning for it or to swim in it. But there is a love that comes with scandals. And in your head, the phrase, “only if…” In this case, it was falling in love with her best friend’s boyfriend. I Fell In Love With My Best Friend’s Boyfriend! https://potentash.com/2022/10/06/love-my-best-friends-boyfriend/
16. . There is usually a concern that one’s significant other may turn into a stranger. The change may come from meeting another person, stress, and many other things. It’s rare to imagine that an individual may be changed by using social media. Ted and his friends watched her girlfriend, Noel, change to a stranger due to social media. Social Media Stole Ted’s Girlfriend And Made Her Into Somebody We All Couldn’t Recognize, https://potentash.com/2022/10/06/social-media-stole-teds-girlfriend/
17. It is possible to meet a man and fall for his money sorry heart. Then things get even better and you want to get married. But the past has a way of catching up with the present. Njoki Thought She Had Found The Perfect Man But When She Found Out A Family Secret Everything Changed Njoki Thought She Had Found The Perfect Man But When She Found Out A Family Secret Everything Changed
18. When confronting a partner for cheating, the one thing you would expect is some form of remorse and if not, they will try to justify themselves. Claire confronts her partner about cheating but it opens up a can of worms. A Love Circus – Confronting Promiscuity Reveals Weighty Secrets, https://potentash.com/2022/10/16/love-circus-confronting-promiscuity-secrets/
19. Professors are mostly cool people, and they usually don’t cause drama (unless when they want a pay rise and they start singing solidarity songs). However, Professor Mark is different. Apart from preparing students for their future careers, Professor Mark has dealings that cost the students their future. The Professor’s Sachets – He Led A Double Life And It Was Bound To Catch Up With Him One Day, https://potentash.com/2022/10/18/professors-sachets-led-double-life/
Check out these other lists of stories
All The Best Singlehood Series Stories And Short Stories On The Blog From 2021
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