This is beautiful and a great read, @agmoore. I love ancestry and creating those lines between ancestors and descendants, and imagining what their lives were like. All we can do in many cases is fill in

You really seem to have mastered the creative nonfiction genre, @abdul-qudus. What I love about this is how you shared the part about your dad's lecture on becoming the best person you can be in a story

I enjoyed your story, @treasuree. It reminded me of some of the crazy bosses I have had over the years! It made me wish this narrator well in her career journey. What a nice dream of having her own studio.

Learning the craft of writing is a long process, @uchelee. But you are doing many things really well. You can build on that. You have nice character descriptions and you also have a nice sense of how to

Well, maybe you just haven't found your stride with it yet. You are a terrific writer. Everything you produce is well put together and interesting. I don't think I have either, to be honest! But I do want

That's wonderful!

I love to see what you produce with that complicated mind of yours, @stuartcturnbull! You have a brilliant internal monologue and so many amazing observations about this complex human existence. But I'd

How lovely to see you here in The Ink Well, @owasco. I love the sights and sounds of these memories that you shared. Everything was bigger than I was in that kitchen. Several copper kettles that could

You are very funny, @deraaa, @iksafan and @kei2!

You lived in several different houses when you were growing up! I'm glad you got to stay in the last one, and that your father had the skills to build on additional rooms. My father was that way too. He

You did well, @gabrieladifazio. I'm looking forward to reading more of your stories!

I had never seen the movie, @abdul-qudus. I just knew the story, and of course the song. But you inspired me to watch it. I cried through most of it!

Oh my gosh. Poor Chancy! My heart breaks for her. I honestly can relate having fallen in love twice with men who were completely unavailable for the same reason Ralph isn't. I'm just glad I didn't end

I love stories where they catch the bad guys! I was really worried for Bright. You did a great job of creating dynamic scenes and making the story compelling. I just it ended with the wedding! 😄

Now and then a story actually makes me cry, @gabrieladifazio, and this was one of those times. Lisa's grit and perseverance in spite of everything she has endured broke my heart. I was not expecting a

This is just beautiful, @lrscarmen. As I entered the house through the small, narrow, rustic-floored foyer, leading to the long, wide hallway, I felt a nostalgia so great that it invaded my soul, tears

This creative nonfiction story really gripped my heart, @abdul-qudus. Those big life questions about what we are here for, and that haunt many of us for a good portion of our lives, are hard to explain.

I missed it again! I powered up on the 1st, but must have come in after the countdown again. Sigh....

I enjoyed reading about your journey of self-discovery, @kenechukwu97. Welcome to The Ink Well!

Ah, a chance encounter years after their family's were separated. That is not only heartwarming, but it is also a great example of fate!