The Ink Well Prompt #51: See this post for prompt and rules

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Okay! Let's review fiction entries from last week's prompt and launch a new one.

Stories From the Previous Week

Thank you to everyone who posted a story for last week's prompt, “Three Words: Shoes, Mood, Adventure."

It was a great week for interesting, fun-to-read stories on a wide range of themes, and it was wonderful to see how your imaginations took flight based on these three prompt words. Thank you, everyone!

Here are the week's stories. Be sure to read and support these authors for their work.

• Mariah's Garden, by @piragethanos
• The Blind Man on the Bridge, by @juanvegetarian
• The Shoes Spoiled Mood and Adventure, by @fantom22
• Shoe Thief, by @mosin-nagant
• The Rebirth, by @myztiqakusuk
• I Failed in My First Attempt, But I Will Try Again, by @rayt2
• Little Anita, by @princessbusayo
• The Violet Jade Medallion, by @katleya
• The Diligent, by @raymondpeter
• Shoes, Mood, Adventure, by @lordtimoty
• An Adam and Eve Story, by @haveyaheard
• My Shores, My Accessory, by @iskafan
• Spirit of Wedlock, by @mrenglish
• Her Passion for Adventures, by @farahikram
• The First Date, by @khaleesii
• To Blow in a Storm, by @itsostylish
• Diary of a Reluctant Runner, by @strangegravy
• Adventures of a Shoe's Mood, by @doziekash
• Left for Failure, by @idlemind
• The Golden Island, by @cool08
• Two Friends, One Heart, by @deraaa
• The Kingdom of Milk and Honey, by @filipz
• The Adventure to Disneyland, by @abdul-qudus
• Prompt #50, by @joseph230
• The Enemy, by @dwixer
• Wrong Way, by @apeboy
• A Story About Adventure, Shoes and Mood, by @ghost.queen
• The Prince's Achievement, by @merit.ahama
• Shoe, Mood and Adventure, by @iyimoga
• Rush In, by @joalheal
• Appointment with the Dentist, by @popurri
• The Adventurous Travel, by @carlynn
• Like the Other Guys Do, by @philomenob
• The Trip, by @b0s
• Agu the Great Healer, by @ellenklech
• AI Customer Service, by @littlepiggies
• Grandpa and Technology, by @diebitch
• Don't Skip Any Adventures, by @deeanndmathews
• Shoes, Mood, Adventure, by @tough
• The Adventures of Witch Anya and the Shoe House, by @khoola
• Black Belt, by @samsmith1971
• Next Dance, by @vincric
• Going on Adventure for My Son, by @ricardo993
• Beloved Mountain, by @marbrym
• Taking a Break Off Work, by @onwugbenuvictor
• A Forest of My Dreams, by @yaziris
• The Seven-League Boots, by @gracielaacevedo
• The Story of the Barn Ghost, by @jayna

Well done, everyone!

This Week’s Prompt

At last, the prompt of the week!

This week's prompt is They're here.

This prompt hardly needs an introduction, especially paired with the featured image. If you love science fiction, here's your opportunity to shine! Let's see those alien invasion stories.

But wait... what if you're not called to write sci-fi? That's fine too. This is actually a very open-ended prompt. You could tell a story where the persnickity in-laws arrive. Or one in which a band of thugs show up at a beloved local tavern. Or anything else that those two words inspire in you.

Important: there will be an announcement about a new challenge starting February 1 that will nudge our writers to work on certain aspects of writing — with prizes! So don't rush. Be sure to take your time to write a quality story and proofread before posting.

We hope that will get your imaginations started. We look forward to reading your stories!

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If you don't feel inspired by this prompt or the featured image, feel free to peruse any of our past prompts or our collection of idea-generators:

• 50 Loglines
• 50 Story Ideas
• 50 Imagination Ticklers

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Here are the past prompts if you would like to use them or refer back to them:

• #1: Heart and Soul
• #2: The moment when...
• #3: Beauty with a twist
• #4: The Way Home
• #5: A Matter of Time
• #6 50 Story Ideas
• #7 The Library
• #8 All the way to tomorrow
• #9 Legend
• #10 Three Words
• #11 World Building
• #12 Childhood Summers
• #13 50 Imagination Ticklers
• #14 Railroad
• #15 Cats - 750 words
• #16 Your Birthday
• #17 Action, Dialog and Narrative
• #18 Change
• #19 Tea Time or Tee Time?
• #20 Summer Camp
• #21 Main Street
• #22 Fireworks
• #23 Picnic
• #24 Run
• #25 A word of advice
• #26 Winding road
• #27 Mirror
• #28 Shipwreck
• #29 School Notes
• #30 Three Words: Scooter, River, Midnight
• #31 Flash Fiction Contest
• #32 A Fork in the Road
• #33 Shadows
• #34 Three Words: Island, Witch, Cake
• #35 Full Moon
• #36 Graveyard
• #37 Jack-o-Lantern
• #38 Family Ties
• #39 Longing
• #40 Feast
• #41 Gift
• #42 Season of Light
• #43 Believe
• #44 Elf
• #45 Holiday
• #46 New Year
• #47 Unlikely Hero
• #48 Inheritance
• #49 Under the Light of the Moon
• #50 Three Words: Shoes, Mood, Adventure

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Comments

[emeka002]

I have a question @jayna, @theinkwell

I was among part of the winners of the last @dreemport challenge in collaboration with @theinkwell.

How do i receive the prize because I'm confused.

[dreemsteem]

I can answer that! 🤗

Here is a screenshot of your Hive Engine wallet...

There are the DREEM tokens that you won!

[emeka002]

Oh thank you @dreemsteem

How can i access the wallet

[dreemsteem]

On your blog....just click on your wallet....the Hive wallet :)

You can also log into hive-engine.com

Or tribaldex.com

To access your hive engine wallet :)

[emeka002]

Thank you so much for the help 🙏

[dreemsteem]

You are so very welcome!

[dreemport]

Always helpful!

That's Dreem

[prinzemike]

My entry https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@prinzemike/the-ink-well-prompt-51 Commented on @rayt2 and @itsostylish

[raymondpeter]

Hello my friends, I will like to share with you the link to my new post for week 👇

I have read and comments on the following people work: https://hive.blog/hive-170798/@raymondpeter/inheritance

• @jayna
• 
  I hope you will enjoy my story.
  Thank you for your time and effort to view my blog
  Warm regards,
  @ricardo993 @raymondpeter

[jayna]

First one over the finish line! (Oh wait... it's not a race!)

[juanvegetarian]

This is an interesting prompt. 😊

[jayna]

Yes, it will be intersting to see what comes of it!

[juanvegetarian]

Here's my entry:

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@juanvegetarian/out-of-nowhere-or-a-short-story-or-2022

*i will engage with other authors later... :)

[strangegravy]

Oooh... I like this one! 🙂 Good luck in your writing everyone!

[jayna]

It should be fun!

[theimpostor]

Oh...I didn't manage to join last week due to my busy schedule. I hope I can make it this week.

[jayna]

I hope so too!

[zakludick]

I have been thinking of joining these and I have been told by other to join these... I really like the idea of what you guys are doing.

I have no idea if I would be any good at it though.

[jayna]

catalot of fiction writing tips.Hi @zakludick. How have you been? I think you would do fine. We have a broad range of skill sets here. If you'd like inspiration, check out some of the stories in the community, and also see our

We also have some community rules to peruse, so be sure to check those out at the top of The Ink Well community home page.

[katleya]

Hello!!!!

My comments:

@popurri

@juanvegetarian

My entry: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@katleya/the-ink-well-prompt-5o-tv-show-shoes-humor-and-adventure

[jayna]

Thanks for joining the prompt, @katleya!

[itsostylish]

Here’s me trying to write SciFi... https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@itsostylish/rain

[jayna]

Ha ha. That would be me too. I occasionally attempt it with mixed results.

[mrenglish]

I have commented on the following:

Hello, @theinkwell. Here is my entry to the #51 prompt: https://peakd.com/@mrenglish/the-green-creatures-are-here--the-ink-well-prompt-51 @rayt2 @katleya

[jayna]

Ooh, that sounds interesting!

[agmoore]

I love this prompt!

[jayna]

Me too. :-)

I am rubbing my hands together in excitement about the stories we get to read this week.

[deraaa]

And just last night i spent time editing my book. Lol. It's so comical how i saw the prompt title and my mind conjured a series of images to articulate my story. Lol. I am so gonna love writing this! Hihi.

[jayna]

Wow, that's great that you are writing a book, @deraaa!

[deraaa]

Yeah. Since 2020. Just been lazy and encountering writer's block. I prefer not to rush though. So I've been taking my time. But we are progressing this yeah... hopefully

[piratethanos]

This is my entry for this week's prompt:
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@piratethanos/the-ink-well-prompt-51

I commented on the posts of @milezofplay @cool08 and @jayna

[jayna]

Thanks for engaging with your fellow writers, @piratethanos.

[piratethanos]

Wink winkAlways @jayna. We writers got to stick together.

[ricardo993]

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ricardo993/hey-there

My story is intended to be comic, I hope to cause laughter among you.

greetings

[jayna]

Oh goody. I love humorous stories!

[ricardo993]

Thank you, thank you, greetings

[litguru]

This is my entry to this challenge: You Can Go Home Again

Enjoy!

[jayna]

Fantastic title, @litguru. Can't wait to read it.

[poshtoken]

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[khaleesii]

Tried to twist this a bit but by reading other authors' stories, I don't know how successful I was.

Anyways here is my entry.
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@khaleesii/finally-at-last-or-or

[fantom22]

I am also presenting my story in front of you, I have never seen any creature of the outside world in my life. So there was no hope to be imagined.

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@fantom22/shhhhh-theyre-here

[mosin-nagant]

Interesting and encouraging prompts, this is my entry "Shhh, Quiet!"

Have commented for this week's fellow prompt writers: 1 and 2.

[erh.germany]

I've flirted with your prompts before, today the muse was with me and I'm submitting my contribution:
https://hive.blog/fiction/@erh.germany/kruzmaka-ink-well-contest-entry-they-are-here

I hope you enjoy reading this little story.

[theinkwell]

The Ink Well when you write for our prompts. Thanks!!Very sorry we missed your story, @erh.germany. We are constantly checking the community page itself for new stories. Since you didn't post your story in The Ink Well community, it was missed. Please be sure to post directly in

[erh.germany]

Hello, I am a bit irritated, I used all the tags you suggested and it showed up in the community. Still, I am not on the seventh day of my posting, so if you are interested you still can come and read and comment... ?

[radenkusumo666]

hi, this is my entry for this week @radenkusumo666/amusement-park-in-forest-or

[emeka002]

This is my entry
https://hive.blog/hive-170798/@emeka002/aliens-and-humans

[princessbusayo]

Upvoted @prinzemike @katleya @Itsostylish Commented on @Rayt2 @mrenglish

https://www.ecency.com/hive-170798/@princessbusayo/the-ink-well-prompt-51

[katleya]

Thanks for reading me and upvoted @princessbusayo

[blueeyes8960]

Great prompt, how could I resist this one? Here's my entry:

They're Here!!

[zeraton]

My... This was a very interesting prompt to write about. I'm usually not one inclined to writing a Sci-fi fiction but this prompt sort of did it for me...

Anyway, here is my entry: They Came from Above

I might've gone a little overboard with this one :)

[amirtheawesome1]

Well, here's my entry

In the meantime, I will be checking out others' works.

[chocolatescorpi]

Since I posted my first short story in here a few days ago, I can't stop thinking about it and want to have a go at writing a new story to the prompt too!

Sooo....one, They're here...coming soon to an inkwell near you! 🤣

(hopefully tomorrow...)

[ricestrela]

I really enjoyed this post.Continued.

[deraaa]

Here's my entry...
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@deraaa/frontline

I apologise in advance. I'm apparently not good at writing sci-fi. I'll do better on the next prompt. 🙏💔

[jfuji]

Hello, here's my entry: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@jfuji/the-drifting-sparks

I've commented on @erh.germany's and @rayt2's work 😊

[iyimoga]

My entry for the week.

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@iyimoga/what-will-you-do-when

Comments

@prinzemeka

@emeka002

@pricessbusayo

[stellageorge]

Hello everyone, this is my entry for this week's prompt. I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you for reading. https://hive.blog/hive-170798/@stellageorge/lost-in-the-woods-or-or-the-inkwell-prompt-51

[khoola]

Argh, Sci-fi... nothing comes to mind. 😭

[farahikram]

Here is my entry.
Thank you.https://hive.blog/hive-170798/@farahikram/they-re-here

[abdul-qudus]

Here is my entry to the prompt for the week.
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@abdul-qudus/mr-rohan-to-the-rescue

And I already made my engagement through comments

[kemmyb]

Hello The Inkwell!
My story for this prompt--
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@kemmyb/rowan-miracle

Comments--
-Litguru
-Blueeyes8960
-Ricardo993

[joseph23]

Here is my entry

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@joseph23/the-greedy-mayor

[abidemiademok21]

My entry:

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@abidemiademok21/is-there-any-bond-between-friends

Commented on:

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@doziekash/whom-shall-i-send

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@smartgirl5/they-re-finally-here

[rimamty]

My entry to the inkwell prompt #51https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@rimamty/they-re-here

[joalheal]

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@joalheal/the-mind-seekers

My entry, I took my time... But here it is!

[lordtimoty]

Good afternoon; I wanted to pop my story in for this week. I have had a very busy week, and after reading the prompt when it was first published, I think I went through about twenty ideas - before, quite accidentally, perhaps organically, taking my piece in its eventual direction.

My Entry:
https://peakd.com/@lordtimoty/humanitys-paradox-a-lesson-in-how-to-be-human-theinkwell-weekly-writing-prompt

It might be worth checking out @deraaa's turn of phrase this week, she wrote, 'Her voice was nasal, anything but angelic'. Isn't that a delightful description of voice?

@Ricardo993 was also worth a read, didn't see it going to the wolf-place, but I did like how the repetition in the piece gave it a bit of oompf.

Tim

[merit.ahama]

Here is my entry

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@merit.ahama/his-biggest-wish-the-inkwell-prompt-51

Thanks for the opportunity, let me go engage 😊

[rokhani]

Here my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@rokhani/they-come-here

[ghost.queen]

Check out my entry on this.

https://www.proofofbrain.blog/relevant/@ghost.queen/hey-boy

Comments on @merit.ahama and @ricestrela the haunted mansion story.

[chincoculbert]

Hey guys, what an amazing prompt!!

Here's my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@chincoculbert/theyre-here

[khoola]

Here is my entry for this weeks prompt sorry for the rough writing... 🤣

Welcome to Zeelis

Will start reading and commenting on the other authors :)

[deeanndmathews]

My entry: When the Monster You Hate Saves You From The Monsters You Built

My comments:

1. meritahama
2. ghostqueen
3. chocolatescorpi

[abigail04]

My submission

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@abigail04/your-mind-your-passion

[b0s]

Here's my entry

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@b0s/stage-fright

I've read and commented on a couple stories