I'm sorry for what you went through, @omachi213. I can relate to that. I went through a similar period in my youth. It's terrible when you need people to be kind and understanding, and instead they turn away from you!
I would like to share some important pointers about our community. We are a short story community, and all posts here must be stories (vs. lifestyle blogs or advice articles). A "short story" can be from real life, or it can be fictional. But regardless, it must have the elements of a story, such a storyline, action, dialogue, and a resolution to the story conflict. Please also use the correct tags for your posts in The Ink Well - #fiction for fictional stories and #creativenonfiction for real life stories.
Here are some important things to know about The Ink Well Community:
- Be sure to read The Ink Well community rules at the top of the community home page, and check out our FAQ about The Ink Well.
- We are all about quality, and we expect writers to carefully review their work before posting. Not doing so will result in low curation rewards or posts being ignored. You can see our article on checking your posts for grammar here.
- You can find some great articles on story writing in our catalog of storytelling tips.
- You can find information about what we are looking for in creative nonfiction stories in this post.
And please be sure to engage in the community by reading and commenting on the work of other community members. We ask everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.