The Ink Well4,884 subscribersActivity Log • 68 activeThe Ink Well is a @curie curated community for short stories.SubscribePostThe Ink WellCommunityAll postsTrending CommunitiesWorldmappinSplinterlandsHIVE CN 中文社区LeoFinancePhotography LoversActifitHive LearnersHive FoodOlio di BalenaBlack And WhiteGEMSHive GamingExplore Communities...The Ink WellTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedtheinkwell (73)yesterdayThe Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #8 ~ Fiction or Creative NonfictionWeekly short story prompt from The Ink WellCountdown terminated on Dec 1, 2025, 4:57 AMtheinkwell (73)6 days agoThe Hive Creatives Magazine from The Ink Well Curators - Issue #7Image 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)21 days agoNovember 2025 Updates and Tips from The Ink WellNovember 2025 newsletter from The Ink Welltheinkwell (73)11 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.sammywrite (62)13 hours agoThe Call That Never CameI began my day just like any other, but that morning, I did not have an ordinary heart. It was striking quickly, as though a person was in a hurry in order to get somewhere. I…offia66 (72)20 hours agoCNF: Expectations Lead To Disappointments. My country's educational system is a mess, and for that reason there are schools you don't get admission into because you merited it but because you had someone help you get into…treasuree (72)yesterdayWhen Expectation Becomes Pressure.The rain had just stopped falling when Mommy Kemi’s loud and thick voice echoed down the street, then everybody in the neighborhood already knew that she was preparing for one of…marsdave (67)3 days agoClosing Time: When An Ending Becomes A Beginning..... (Fiction)" Iyana Ipaja, Iyana Ipaja, we're set to go. Enter with your change o, we won't be waiting or stopping, Iyana Ipaja straight." That was the voice of a conductor from outside…cruciform (56)2 days agoThe Second chanceWhenever Winifred would talk to her husband hr would give her dismissive nods. She wasn't happy about and he told him on few occasions but he ignored her and continued his…rinconpoetico7 (70)3 days agoFiction: A change of scenery (Un cambio de escenario) [EN/ES]English A change of scenery “Robert, you need to emphasize that last note more. I want the scream to be more powerful.” Dirk, the director of the rock band Los Estelares…sanjeevm (77)5 days agoAn Accident, The Blame game and the Closing timeEvery story of a situation has three sides. Today morning an accident happened in front of our house, involving a little school girl, and quickly it turned into a high…venom2951 (57)2 days agoTOMORROW: The beginning from today's end.Amanda was a really bright child. She was loved by everyone and as much as She wanted, it was given to her. The fact that she was the only child of her parents and was termed…ellizy (60)3 days agoInkwell Fiction: Office Hour.Good day everyone, welcome to my blog. As Lizzy marched angrily out of her boss office her mind was fixed on only one thing and that was to get the work she has on her desk…samolaj (67)3 days agoThe betrayal friendGreetings! Lola and her mum were two known inseparable twins in our neighborhood. I called both of them twins just because of how they both look alike and not about their…rammargarita (65)4 days agoThe love nest was established facing the Duck Lagoon. (Ing./Esp.)-Creative Nonfiction Prompt # 7In Cumaná, Venezuela, in the Bolívar neighborhood, in a house on Second Street, Luisa Márquez lives with her grandmother, Margarita Espín. She is very beautiful, with straight black hair that shines likealmadepoeta (64)4 days ago(en.es) The Girl Who Taught Us to Dream (Fiction)La Niña que Enseñó a Soñar 📸 Lucía fue una niña diferente, aunque ella odiaba que le dijeran así, ella había nacido con un brillo en los ojos quizás fue el sol para calentar aquella mañana de lluvia dejennyzee1 (63)4 days agoNow the day's over (CF)She was a sweet girl with the purest of soul, and kindest of hearts. Everyone loved, and adored her for her kindness. They all wished her well, but life wasn't so fair to her.…artofkylin (63)4 days agoWhere I'll be from. (fiction)A farmers kid takes a risk and tries to come home.young-tari (69)2 hours agoWhen expectation meets expectationGrowing up in an average Nigerian home isn't for the faint-hearted. Expectation hung in the air like the sweet scent of Jollof rice wafting from the kitchen. My parents had…