Welcome to the Inkwell, and thank you for this story of friendship. Please note: You have posted a fiction story (not true, made up) and yet have used the creative nonfiction tag. We have posted a blog about creative nonfiction. This defines what it is.

Now that you're here, please have a look around and get to know our community. Here are a few tips for getting acquainted:

• Be sure to read The Ink Well community rules at the top of the community home page, and check out our [FAQ about The Ink Well] (https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/important-faqs-about-the-ink-well-dos-and-donts-rules-and-tips).
• 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] (https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/writing-tip-of-the-week-30-help-for-the-grammatically-challenged).
• You can find some great articles on fiction story writing in our [catalog of fiction writing 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).

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.

Again, welcome!