The Ink Well Highlights Magazine #21 - And TOP COMMENTER Recognition - September 12, 2021

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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. The stories that stand out and deserve highlighting are always difficult to choose, because there are so many!

Important Note
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 and grow!

TOP COMMENTERS OF THE WEEK!
As you know, we value engagement and mutual suppport in our community. We would like to acknowledge the community members who posted the most comments on other writers' stories in The Ink Well in the past week, with five or more comments each: @ricardo993, @prayzz, @b0s, @ubani1, @sunnyag, @yuki-nee, @hillarypowers, @deeanndmathews, @kaerpediem, @dwixer, and @kemmyb. Thank you, and great work!

The following are some of our top curated stories from September 6 - 12, 2021.

Note that we have a slightly updated format for the magazine. To better highlight the stories, we are adding an additional highlight story and leaving out the comments..

Party AnimalsFeatured Author: @wrestlingdesires

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"CRACK!" Suddenly I was seeing stars. Someone had just slammed the door into my head. I could see their light bouncing as they ran towards the nearest building. The Primate House. -@wrestlingdesires

Midnight Escape from Manila to Juala LumpurFeatured Author: @juanvegetarian

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I've crossed the Quezon bridge a hundred times, but this might be the last one. If things go well in the next few hours, I will be in Malaysia by noon tomorrow. Away from Niko's men. The Pasig River looked tranquil under the soft gaze of the moonlight. I will miss this view. -@juanvegetarian

The Deep Well of the Enigma SchoolFeatured Author: @katleya

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One cold winter night, five people, including adults and teenagers, stayed in the library after hours. They wanted to finish the assigned task, so they decided to work as a team to finish faster. When they finished they checked the clock, they still had time.... they decided to read the "tenebrous fables", so called by the students. -@katleya

The Midnight Scooter Ride at Tanda RiverFeatured Author: @sunnyag

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Johnny was always interested in knowing what was going on in the minds of the people they visited, how they served and cooked meals, or what they sold in local shops. But Diana was different. She wanted to enjoy the local life by mixing with local people, eating with them, playing their games, and even going to local clubs to dance with them. -@sunnyag

Midnight StrollFeatured Author: @b0s

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Maria was on her way home, it was just after midnight. She was advised to spend the night in the on-call room but she chose otherwise. "My house is just across the river" she reassured herself. She was called around 10pm to help with a patient. She didn't know she would stay this late. -@b0s

The Soup MakerFeatured Author: @ubani1

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After the trade was over, she would carry her big brown clay pot on her head, all by herself up to the mountains, never to be seen again till the next market day. So I decided to follow her to the mountains the next time I see her. I made arrangements. I was curious to know how she makes this delicious Chicken soup, where she lives. Does she live alone? -@ubani1

Failed TestFeatured Author: @ricardo993

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Pencils rattled as they rubbed against the paper, the teacher was in front of all of us watching to see if we copied. Looking to the side meant the end of our exams. A test I hadn't studied for, I only knew it was Trigonometry. I hated mathematics and its numbers, that's all I could think of as my hands sweated trying to find the answers to the questions on the paper. -@ricardo993

Thank you for reading our short story highlights magazine!

@jayna, @agmoore, and @gracielaacevedo

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

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Comments

[sunnyag]

Thanks, great getting listed in the weekly edition of The Ink Well magazine. We had a great last week, thanks for a very interesting prompt!

[agmoore]

A well- deserved recognition. :)

[wrestlingdesires]

Thanks so much for featuring my story :) It's an honor to know it was enjoyed ♥️

[agmoore]

Keep turning in those great stories!

[wrestlingdesires]

Thanks, I will certainly try :) Speaking of which, another is due soon :)

[juanvegetarian]

Thanks for the mention, @theinkwell. I !LUV the story prompt. Will definitely do it again one of these days. :)

[agmoore]

Happy to have you writing with us, @juanvegetarian

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[readthisplease]

Great stories you have there. I love this community already

[jayna]

Thank you for joining our community!