Hi @bigkelly. Thank you for joining us in The Ink Well. However, it seems you haven't taken the time to read our community rules and guidelines before posting. We are a short story community, and we do not accept poetry.

Please be sure to read the community rules at the top of our community home page. Additionally, please see the following:

• We accept two kinds of short stories in The Ink Well: fictional stories and creative nonfiction stories.
• We are all about quality, and we expect writers to carefully review their work before posting. Not doing so will result in low curation rewards or posts being ignored. You can see our article on checking your posts for grammar here.
• You can find some great articles on story writing in our [catalog of storytelling tips] (https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/catalog-of-fiction-writing-tips-from-the-ink-well).
• You can find information about what we are looking for in creative nonfiction stories in [this post] (https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/creative-nonfiction-what-it-is-and-tips-for-success).
• Additionally, please see the treasure trove of tips and guidelines in our recent monthly newsletter to learn about our stance on use of AI, our stance on violence, our recommended story length and more.

And please be sure to engage in the community by reading and commenting on the work of other community members. We ask everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.

You are welcome to post again in The Ink Well if you follow our rules and guidelines. Thank you.