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theinkwell (72)23 hours ago
Creative Nonfiction Prompt #122
Creative nonfiction prompt 122
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theinkwell (72)yesterday
The Ink Well Highlights Magazine # 194
Image modified using a picture by Becca Clark from Pixabay This periodic magazine highlights a small selection of short stories posted to The Ink Well community that stood out…
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theinkwell (72)2 days ago
The Ink Well Fiction Prompt #206
Weekly short story prompt from The Ink
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theinkwell (72)8 days ago
Creative Nonfiction Prompt #121
Creative nonfiction prompt 121
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theinkwell (72)21 days ago
January 2025 Updates and Monthly Contest from The Ink Well
January 2025 news and contest announcement from The Ink Well
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theinkwell (72)21 days ago
The Ink Well Treasure Trove of Tips, Reminders and Guidelines
The Ink Well community guidelines and tips for success
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theinkwell (72)4 years ago
Catalog of Storytelling Tips from The Ink Well
A collection of writing tips to help fiction writers improve their craft.
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aiuna (68)18 hours ago
The Awakening of the Hybrids
It was 5:15 a.m. when the alarm went off. Carmen had class that day starting at 7:00 a.m. It was an important lecture, so she had set her smartphone to wake her up early, giving her enough time to get
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beccatessy2 (54)18 hours ago
Rachel's worth
Sometimes in life, situations make us forget who we really are. Many people do not experience the joy that comes with the light at the end of the tunnel because they have given…
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sayee (74)2 days ago
Two heads are better than one (fiction)
This week's prompt is: "Sink or swim" Martha sat with her head hung low. She was wondering what to do. As the principal of the small village school, she could not do much anyway. The academic
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trexane (66)yesterday
The comeback
Kenneth sat at the bar, with a glass of alcohol in his hand. He drank so much already, but he just didn't want to stop. He was miserable and sad. Getting drunk seemed to be the only way he could temporary
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favourolayinka (48)22 hours ago
A Midnight Experience
Image source It was exactly 3am in the morning when we heard a loud bang on our door. This startled everyone as sleep disappeared from our eyes. We were just three living in a…
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leofinance: 5.00%
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ucngozi (56)yesterday
The search for purpose
The restaurant reverberated with the sound of clattering plates and the faint echo of mumbled conversations. The glimmering aesthetic bulbs gave radiance to the atmosphere.…
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nancybriti1 (70)2 days ago
Fiction: Naming to heal/ Nombrar para sanar (ENG/ ESP)
Pixabay Naming to heal With a pile of firewood on her shoulders, Yeira walked barefoot, while dry leaves and bits of dead branches crunched under her feet. Her…
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omolayo (57)2 days ago
Unexpected Challenges
Home seems boring to me, after graduating from senior secondary school, adding up to the point of staying at home for the meantime because my senior secondary certificate is not…
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abdul-qudus (71)3 days ago
The Intermission…
I have a view of my life in such a way that I don't care about the past, all I care about is a better future for myself. All I cared about was living my dream life and always…
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bipolar95 (68)3 days ago
Try me.
Source "You've been staring at the wall awfully Cleo, everything ok?" Sandra inquired but Cleo was too far gone to hear anything for a response. After several calls and no…
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offia66 (71)3 days ago
Happening all at once.
Some days are so bad that you wish you had not even left your bed to start the day. Maybe if you had stayed in bed, all that happened would not have happened, but these bad days…
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samiwrites (65)3 days ago
A Downpour of Pain (Creative Non Fiction) 🌦️😔
“Why must I be part of all these?! When did I ask for all these?!” Like a sad spectator watching Tv and able to do nothing, I could only watch as my course mate, Ewa, lamented…
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frosh (49)9 hours ago
The Pursuit Of A Better Tommorow
Source Chinedu walked along the street's of Enugu, Nigeria, lost in his thoughts. His once good life had now been shattered due to a series of bad sales, destruction of some…
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This community is for creative writers on the Hive blockchain. We are affiliated with curie, which means we reward well-written short stories with curie votes.

The Ink Well aims to reward diverse forms of imaginative stories, from literary fiction to genre fiction to creative nonfiction. However, we ask that you avoid gore and violence. Please read our rules below. Note that we will mute any posts that are plagiarized, depict rape, abuse or graphic violence, or otherwise break our community rules. These rules are designed to make our content safe for all ages, and those who have suffered abuse and violent trauma.

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We are a short story community. Please ONLY post fictional and creative nonfiction stories. No poetry, chapter stories, or serial fiction.
No re-posts or content that is published elsewhere in any form. We only accept original creative work written by you, from your experience and imagination. (No AI stories allowed.)
Post stories in English; non-English must be translated.
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