The Ink Well4,860 subscribersActivity Log • 68 activeThe Ink Well is a @curie curated community for short stories.SubscribePostThe Ink WellCommunityAll postsTrending CommunitiesWorldmappinHIVE CN 中文社区LeoFinanceSplinterlandsPhotography LoversActifitOlio di BalenaHiveFestHive LearnersHive FoodBlack And WhiteSpendHBDExplore Communities...The Ink WellTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedtheinkwell (73)yesterdayThe Hive Creatives Magazine from The Ink Well Curators - Issue #2Image generated with Leonardo.ai Welcome to the Hive Creatives Magazine! What's it all about? The Ink Well curators are branching out! For years we have been curating the…theinkwell (73)3 days agoThe Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #2 ~ Fiction or Creative NonfictionWeekly short story prompt from The Ink WellCountdown terminated on Oct 20, 2025, 4:43 AMtheinkwell (73)15 days agoOctober 2025 Announcements from The Ink WellOctober 2025 news and contest announcement from The Ink Welltheinkwell (73)9 months agoThe Ink Well Treasure Trove of Tips, Reminders and GuidelinesThe Ink Well community guidelines and tips for successtheinkwell (73)4 years agoCatalog of Storytelling Tips from The Ink WellA collection of writing tips to help fiction writers improve their craft.marsdave (66)yesterdayThe Pause That Built Me..... (CNF)"So, after NYSC, what's next, enh Toyosi?" I heard my bunkmate ask me as he was busy folding his khaki into the box as if folding all that has held her down. I glanced…nova94 (54)yesterdayFamiliar MusicThe Tenant Upstairs I still remember the promise I made to myself the first time I moved into my new apartment in Block 12: no distractions, no friends, no parties, no falling in love again. After my lastneotopher (60)2 days agoThe Love That Could Have Been (EN-ES)Image created in Artguru In a local café, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee mingled with herbal tea. Spencer, a young aspiring novelist, sipped from his cup of tea to…vasigo (65)yesterdayHarry | a good night storyMy son is two years old and last few days I tell him a story to put him to sleep. But I don't tell known stories and fairy tales. I invent them. I just start telling having no…wrestlingdesires (71)2 days agoHarvey's Grudge and One Little WordHarvey's Grudge and One Little Word A middle aged woman laughed, her warm brown eyes sparkling. "You didn't? That's hilarious, Lou! I wouldn't have been able to to go through with it." Lou chuckled.ozd (66)3 days agoThe Weight Of Responsibility Andrew's eyes were filled with tears of joy while his mind was a thousand miles away as he watched his younger sister Uche, the last born of the family, exchange vows with her…emreal (71)yesterdayNext Chapter- A Fresh Page Turned I was sleeping that morning when I heard a scream from the compound. It was so audible that it felt like the person was right at my window. “What is it?” I jumped out of my bed…zoe01 (65)3 days agoWhere the Sunlight Begins (Fiction)It was heavily raining Rosie was sitting beside the window seat in the bus, she was looking outside with some hope of ray. The rain stopped when Rosie stepped out. She was…sherah (60)12 hours agoHer Next Chapter It all began from the maintenance shed. She'd stand at the window or her room upstairs, gazing lazily at the ranch out of boredom. Her father always said the wild was no…sammywrite (57)3 days agoThe Next ChapterIt had ceased to rain shortly before daylight. The air at Ibadan still reeked of wet dust and of ripe mangoes dropped down the trees. Tunde was sitting on the wooden bench in…offia66 (72)3 days agoCNF: Life After GraduationI knew a time like this would come from the moment I stepped foot in this school, but I did not know it would hurt this much and cause this much sadness. The only thing I looked…empress6 (55)3 days agoA CHOICEI felt like my life had finally started when I got a job in the next city. My father had used his connection to get me in, and I didn’t want to miss this chance, I didn’t really care if I stayed in a tinyprincessbusayo (75)3 days agoNext Chapter: The Woman Who Rose from the AshesThe city lights shone and glimmered like scattered diamonds across the night but to Jaiye, even the brightness of Lagos felt feeble. She had everything she wanted, yet loneliness took over even in thetreasuree (72)3 days agoChoosing Progress, Not Perfection.I think this part of my life deserves to be called the next chapter, you know that feeling when everything just starts to shift ,I mean not necessarily fast, but enough to just…abigail04 (68)4 days agoDouble Betrayalimage generated with Meta AI I saw what is called betraying that it was so painful recently. I could not believe my eyes after being betrayed by the one I called my friend.…
