It's amazing how much would happen in any given time period back in those days! And anytime I travel, I'm amazed by how many experiences I have, especially compared with my daily "normal" life.

So true! I remember back at that time many moments of boredom. I used to make coffee and dance around my living room for hours when my room mates were at work, since they worked days and I worked nights.

Oh how charming. What wonderful work you did to bring her back to health so she could thrive! I love kitties. It's only by some miracle that I'm not an official crazy cat lady.

I really enjoyed reading this story, @dianelson. It put a big smiled on my face!

Thanks so much for reading my CNF piece, my friend. I always look forward to your comments. I wouldn't have believed Reagan wrote that letter either, if someone presented it to me. He was, uh... not the

Thanks very much, @kingsleymark! Just write from the heart... and revise everything until it is just right.

Oh you are good, @cloflo! You should be a detective! Thank you for reading, and for the kind words. 😘

Great to see you too, @wandrnrose7! Thanks very much for reading. Yes, I was pretty certain most people would detect the lie. It was a fun little fantasy to concoct, though. Please join us in The Ink Well,

Hi everyone. I had to jump on this one:

I enjoyed reading this, @rammargarita. The parallel of the winking octopus and the blinking Virgin Mary made me smile. That is wonderful that you and all of your colleagues are all enjoying longevity!

I loved reading this piece, @cloflo. Wow, that must have been so frightening having all of those lucid dreams. I can imagine why you begged for them to stop after the last ones. Even so, it sounds like

This is wonderful, @gracielaacevedo. It was simply not possible for me to determine which of the vignettes in your story were true. You are a stellar storyteller! I could absolutely see an entire story

I really enjoyed reading this, @abdul-qudus. (And like the others I guess marriage.) You write such poignant lines sometimes that I have to stop and read them twice. My life has not been so perfect either.

This is so clever, @sofs-su. I really could not figure out which one you had made up. You did well! In The Ink Well, we were just realizing that your image should unfortunately be replaced. It is not an

I had the very same thought, @arduilcelebren. I hope people will rise to the occasion... Pick up the gauntlet....

Hi @jane1289. Yes, it's every week. At the very end of the description of this week's prompt, you'll see this:

Oh my gosh, this is such a fun read, @dreemsteem. Regardless of which of these things are true, and which one is made up, you are having a fun adventure. But hmm... which one is made up? It is all perfectly

I am very excited to see what comes of the creative nonfiction prompt in particular. I mean, I'm always excited about fiction. But this nonfiction prompt is so silly. I hope people have fun with it!

Congratulations, @wrestlingdesires, @kemmyb and @seki1, and all the honorable mentions! What great stories this week!

This is a great story, @wrestlingdesires. So imaginative! I really want to commend you on the dialogue. You have truly mastered this! It's not easy to do. And we all have habits that sneak into our writing,