The Ink Well4,953 subscribersActivity Log • 50 activeThe Ink Well is a @curie curated community for short stories.SubscribePostThe Ink WellCommunityAll postsTrending CommunitiesWorldmappinHIVE CN 中文社区SplinterlandsActifitPhotography LoversHive FoodLeoFinanceBlack And WhiteHive LearnersHive GamingHiveDevsGEMSExplore Communities...The Ink WellTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedtheinkwell (73)4 days agoThe Hive Creatives Magazine From The Inkwell Curators - Issue #32Image 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)5 days agoThe Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #32 ~ Fiction or Creative NonfictionWeekly short story prompt from The Ink WellCountdown terminated on May 19, 2026, 3:50 AMtheinkwell (73)last yearThe Ink Well Treasure Trove of Tips, Reminders and GuidelinesThe Ink Well community guidelines and tips for successtheinkwell (73)5 years agoCatalog of Storytelling Tips from The Ink WellA collection of writing tips to help fiction writers improve their craft.marsdave (71)14 hours agoRoom 17— Fiction.Out of all the rooms in that house, room 17 happens to be the only one I could afford. The house consists of both single rooms, two rooms and a parlor, and a self-contained unit.…offia66 (73)3 hours agoCNF: Freedom Is Beautiful But Expensive.uations.Growing up, I really could not wait to leave my parent's house. The fact that I did not have the freedom I wanted was really annoying to me. My parents wanted me home by 6pm when…pamilerin1 (56)7 hours agoFiction- Night Class ReunionEntrenched in suffering, I felt like there was no way out. I wasn't blindfolded; neither was I tired. I felt like I had achieved enough. I began to doubt if I could lead myself…beaescribe (69)2 days agoSPRING EVENTS: Enjoying Music in La HerraduraSpring Concertsrinconpoetico7 (71)10 hours agoFiction: Atonement (Expiación) [EN/ES]English Atonement I’m lying in bed, smoking a cigarette—the only thing that seems to calm me at this point in my life. The trail of smoke rises toward the pale ceiling.…betheloji12 (68)3 days agoNAVIGATING THROUGH LIFE STRUGGLES AS AN ADULTHello everyone your welcome to my blog Adulting comes with the feeling of not wanting to fail. Failure occurs when a particular positive result is not achieved at the end of a…thepromise (58)3 days agoThe Price of Eggs in LagosOne day Chiamaka was pricing eggs by herself and was in the middle of the market, just like a person trying to solve a difficult mathematics problem. The woman selling eggs was…neotopher (67)21 hours agoWELCOME TO ADULTHOOD | FICTION | (EN-ES)Image created in Artguru Leo was ten years old when he received a scooter as a birthday gift. The first thing he did was go outside and call his friends. The wind hit his…henryjnrr (59)3 days agoSOMEWHERE BETWEEN SALARY ALERTS AND SILENT STRESSI used to think that adulthood meant Freedom until i realized Freedom comes with Invoices. Chinedu's first impression of adulthood was when he stood in a supermarket and had…cohlson (69)5 days agoFreedom With Side EffectsAdulting did not come with a manual, and honestly, if it did, I am very sure most of us would still skip the instructions and jump straight into the struggle, because tell me why…novamind (58)5 days agoEssys SacrificeEssy was the first daughter born in her family, she was the first daughter in a family of FIVE, she was already 5 years old before the 2nd child was born to Mr and Mrs Jide kuso, and then they just keptmatyr (60)2 days agoInkwell Combined Writing Prompt #32Source ADULTING "I could swear some malevolent spirit wanted to have my name on it's register of Visually impaired persons, I mean, the sun rays managed to sneak past…zoe01 (66)4 days agoFiction: The Life Waiting BeyondThere is a teenage boy named Rafi, since childhood he has thought that adulthood would feel like freedom. Because he has always seen how elders have no restrictions and they get…julie100 (61)5 days agoLagos Has Accepted YouChinedu forgot to turn off the pot of beans when he first got it on the stove, and slept off, in his one room apartment. He was awakened at 2:13 AM and began to cough as if it…litguru (73)5 days agoMiles to Go“This was mistake,” Christine said to her husband's avatar. “I only came because I promised him.” She stepped away from his projection on the obsidian platform within the…treasuree (74)5 days agoThe Other Side Nobody Told Us About.Nobody prepared us for this, not really,they said grow up, be responsible, make something of yourself , but nobody sat us down and said "hey, one random Tuesday you are going to…