The Ink Well Highlights Magazine # 172

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This periodic magazine highlights a small selection of short stories posted to The Ink Well community that stood out and were awarded a Curie vote. Thank you to all authors in The Ink Well for sharing your creative work!

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We are showcasing authors who have contributed well-written and edited stories, have read and commented on the work of other authors and comply with all of the community rules posted on our home page. These activities help our community thrive.

The following are just a few of our favorite stories from August 23 to August 30/ 2024.

Featured Author: @zerah

Piece Of Junk

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"Hey Jay, it happened", he called out to his friend.
"What happened?" Jay yelled back from his car
"My car. It's gone."
"No way!"
Mark stood there, stunned. Who would want to steal an old car that isn't worth anything? Jay’s words earlier echoed in his mind again. “Never say never.”

@zerah

Featured Author: @jazclassic

Better days ahead

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It's been 5 months with Samuel, and his new development of calling me mom didn't fade, not one bit. It was always “Mommy, yummy, yummy!” Which means the food was delicious. Or "mommy, come sleep” or "mommy, school.” That's how he addressed me. And everyone got used to it, which was quite surprising.
And speaking of my boss, I heard he was coming the next day, which gave me a little time to prepare Samuel's mind to start calling me his nanny.

@jazclassic

Featured Author: @ricardo993

The Commissioning of the Milky Way with Andromeda

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And so, humanity, always eager to demonstrate its mastery over the laws of the universe, decided to take matters into its own hands. Armed to the teeth with knowledge of physics and science, they created a monumental project (because, really, what else could they do?). The objective: to control, regulate, and ultimately manage the collision of the two galaxies. After all, if they managed to control the climate on their planets, migrate to other worlds and terraform them at will, and harness the energy of stars for sustenance, why not add the choreography of two galaxies to their list of achievements?

@ricardo993

Featured Author: @janaveda

The cultivation of the sovereignty

> That spring, the beautiful crop gave much to talk about, in the region. Even reporters from the big city came to photograph it and interview the architects of that prodigy that became famous from the heights, in the overflights of the commercial airlines. “Mr. Hill, I congratulate you. You have created a work of art that can be seen from space.” Eva, perplexed, looked at her father, who wordlessly nodded at the praise of the nation's most famous journalist. “Tell me. How could you recreate the image of your daughter? You love her very much, don't you?”

@janaveda

Featured Author: @amiegeoffrey

𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂

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It was a round table game, so I and my siblings began playing, Gift was undoubtedly a guru in the board game, but I realised I had the potential to beat Daniela to it this time.
Surprisingly I began to play so well and they both paused for a moment. "Are you cheating? How come you're winning now?" Daniela asked in amazement.
"One cannot be a loser forever isn't it? I am not cheating but I am determined and focused..let's continue," I was so immersed in the game that I hardly batted an eyelid. "See how focused she is and you think she won't win you eh Daniela?" My eldest sister said laughing so hard.

@amiegeoffrey

Featured Author: @litguru

Streamer, The Little Red Fox

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The big wolf scuffed.
"You again!" he said baring his fangs.
"Don't do this!" Streamer shouted at him. "He has done nothing to you. Why do you wish to harm him?"
"We do not wish to harm him," the wolf said, "we wish to eat him."
"That's right! Eat him up good," shouted a smaller wolf at the back of the pack.

@litguru

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p.s. You can see the past magazines here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,129,130, 131,132,133,134, 135, 136, 138, 139,140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146,147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155,156,157,158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172

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Comments

[gracielaacevedo]

Congratulations, @zerah, @jazclassic, @ricardo993, @janaveda, @amiegeoffrey, @litguru. Your stories have been selected to be part of the 173th Featured Author Magazine. Thank you very much for publishing in our community!!

[litguru]

Thank you so much @gracielaacevedo and @theinkwell team for featuring my tale. 🌟

[amiegeoffrey]

Wow, thank you!

[zerah]

Thanks for mentioning me.

[ricardo993]

I'm sorry for being absent so much, but thank you very much for choosing me. I feel flattered that I still manage to move you. Greetings to everyone and congratulations to the other participants