What a fun place! And I agree — I love old jokes!

I’m so inspired by this. I have no idea how or why we seem to have stepped backward in time when it comes to progressive ideas around the abilities and choices of women. But it is disturbing on so many

This happens to every child in one way or another — realizing that some myth they firmly believed in (like the baby Jesus or Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny bringing them special things) is not true. Perhaps

It looks like everyone had a wonderful time! It is always fun to meet up with fellow Hive members!

Oh my gosh, @kemmyb, you were such a good girl! No wonder your dad kept it a secret from your mom. What you did was very normal for a teenager, but since your parents had always found to be so reliable

Oh, how heartbreaking that your experience as a painter was so shortlived and so disappointing! Who knows, maybe it just wasn't the right time in your life, or it wasn't the right type of painting for

Rachel is very brave! And it paid off for her. I was looking for an elephant somewhere in your story, since you added the #inkwellprompt tag to your post, and listed it under the weekly prompt, which was

Such a lovely and bittersweet story, @gracielaacevedo! Elephants have a very strong affinity with the maternal side of their family, and the lineage of mothers and grandmothers. You captured that so well

This is delightful, @itsostylish. I love how you imagined the lives of the elephants, their sentiments and movements. And what a great ending — figuring out the cause of the blocked rivers that only elephants

Congrats to all winners and honorable mentions of the week! I look forward to seeing what the coming week brings!

Wow... I didn't see that coming! What a way to go — in an act of extreme selflessness. I'm glad you didn't go into details about the accident. However it played out, it was doubtless going to be a doozy.

This story made me smile. I had similar experiences! I was terrible at memorizing things and at anything scientific whatsoever. Then I got involved in art... and had to memorize all of the famous artists

This is a spectacular story, @gracielaacevedo. I love how the world of the empress is forever changed after those strange mystical moments with the magician, which stand still or perhaps disappear for

What a lovely and poignant story, @itsostylish. Told in your spare, read-between-the-lines style, we get charming and bittersweet glimpses into the hearts and minds of two people who could be in a relationship

That's wonderful to hear, @jjmusa2004.

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I'm glad to hear that you benefit from our tips, @popurri!

Yes, it does open up the opportunities for those who don't see themselves as fiction writers, @amiableamara. We are happy to see some new faces as a result of adding creative nonfiction!

Glad you're joining us, @nancybriti1!

Cool initiative, @slobberchops. Your structure and requirements make sense. I wish there was something like this for creative writers! Do you have a really great tool for determining whether content is