The Ink Well4,893 subscribersActivity Log • 76 activeThe Ink Well is a @curie curated community for short stories.SubscribePostThe Ink WellCommunityAll postsTrending CommunitiesWorldmappinHIVE CN 中文社区SplinterlandsLeoFinancePhotography LoversActifitHive GamingHive FoodHive LearnersOlio di BalenaBlack And WhiteReflectionsExplore Communities...The Ink WellTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedtheinkwell (73)4 days agoThe Hive Creatives Magazine From The Inkwell Curators - Issue #10Image 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)6 days agoThe Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #10 ~ Fiction or Creative NonfictionWeekly short story prompt from The Ink WellCountdown terminated on Dec 15, 2025, 5:13 AMtheinkwell (73)last monthNovember 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)5 years agoCatalog of Storytelling Tips from The Ink WellA collection of writing tips to help fiction writers improve their craft.raymondpeter (57)18 minutes agoFiction: Crisis Averted (The story of Mr. Johnson and Margaret his wife)image source Hey, my God! Thank you. This is December again. Management has declared the holiday to enable our staff to celebrate Christmas with their family members. A month…mega13 (53)15 hours agoFICTION - RIPPLE EFFECTSThere has never been a history defining moment like October 12th, 1950. What happened on that day changed the fate of humanity forever. Let us start from the beginning. Dr Riley was a very ambitious scientist.offia66 (72)17 hours agoCNF: We Almost Lost Our House."Kachi, I will be going for a women's meeting; after cooking, don't leave the house." My mom warned. Source "Okay, Mum, I have assignments to do, so I don't think I am…samolaj (68)18 hours agoThe life long lesson Greetings! Being the first born of my family has been with a lot of responsibility. Yeah, it's expected of every first child of a family to carry the cross of the family…ellizy (60)23 hours agoCNF: THE MAYOR HELPED.In our village, the majority of the people are farmers. Some farm on food crops and herbs while some farm on fruits and others on livestock. Odusanya was one of those who farm…jennyzee1 (63)yesterdayA close call {CNF}That sunday was indeed an enjoyable one. I had all the fun that I hadn't experienced in months, and every single food and snack I came across, I made sure to have a taste of…marriot5464 (68)yesterdayAlmost Inside pictures generated by GeminiAI I was already reaching for the door when something inside me slowed my hand. Like a resistance, you know the kind where your flesh is willing…rinconpoetico7 (70)yesterdayFiction: Planetary crisis (Crisis planetaria) [EN/ES]English Planetary crisis “Today is a historic day for humanity. For a long time, we have wondered if there is intelligent life beyond humans. On this summer day, we got…pamilerin1 (52)2 days agoA Crisis Averted: The Ajebo's DNA DebacleSource: Meta AI In my room at Hassan Street, Ajegunle, Lagos, I was about to say my night prayer when a frustrating sound from my phone raised a panic alarm. I checked my…theindicators (48)2 days agoThe Starfish and the Power of Kindness---@theinkwellsource: Hello greetings to all readers, from @theindicators, how are you, i hope all are fine. and i am also good. This story looks small but meaning is very deep. It is not…team4 (57)2 days agoHelene Helen’s phone rang in the parlour while she was in her room. The phone rang again, and she heard it, but as she rushed to take the call, the caller had already ended the call. It…zerah (65)2 days agoFumeFume The room felt wrong. As my eyes flickered open. It wasn't hot. It wasn't cold. It was just wrong like the air on earth wasn't oxygen anymore. At first, I blamed it on stress. Of course, stress haspretemi (64)2 days agoSAVED A CHILD FROM BURNING On a faithful Tuesday morning, my alarm chose to be unfaithful towards me, it rang 7:00am and as at that time I was already late for work. I took a rush bath, dressed up, left my…marsdave (67)2 days agoClose Call At Midnight. (CNF)Well, it just so happened that I boarded a night bus. I've loved to travel at night for a very long time because I do not like arriving at the early hours when people will see me. It's just kind of myempress6 (57)3 days agoCRISES AVERTED || THE MOMENT I don’t think I’d ever experienced fear like I felt it that night. It came out of nowhere. I was holding my little brother, Tobi, just to keep him from walking around, and then, he was gone. I looked away