Looks like a fun spa and a lovely area!

Nice to hear your voice again, @raj808! It’s a haunting poem, and very nice with the moody music. I’m glad to learn a new word, too!

Oh my gosh. Rats eat everything, including textbooks. I'm sure both the shoelace and the book are long gone!

Congratulations to all winners and honorable mentions!

This is a delightful read, @gracielaacevedo. Not only do you share a telescopic view into your distant past, even before you were born, but you do so with beautiful and exquisite details, and poignant

Poignant and mysterious. I loved that opening scene with the dogs barking outside. We miss you in The Ink Well!

Dogs really are so much fun. You can’t have a bad day if you watch dogs play! I’m sorry you lost your dog last year. They do become part of the family, and have such a place in your heart! I agree ‐ we

Oh my, I'm so sorry that happened to you, @kemmyb. I've had several such things happen in my life, and they are SO terribly painful. One time I drove up to an ATM machine. I was busy talking to my sister

I really enjoyed your story, @balikis95. I was cheering Eleanor on as she navigated the darkness by the light of the necklace! I had trouble visualizing the dangling floor boards: ... she turned right

That's so great that you have published some of your stories, @idlemind. Congratulations and good luck with more of the same in the future! This creative nonfiction post could actually be turned into a

This story is a direct reproduction of this one: Plagiarism is not tolerated in The Ink Well or on Hive.

I hope you intended this to be humorous, @rammargarita, because I laughed out loud several times while reading it. I would never wish misfortune on anyone, but the fact is that some lessons must be learned

This is a wonderful, triumphant story, @gracielaacevedo. How exciting that you not only learned to swim as an adult, but became skilled enough and strong enough to compete and win! That's great that you

Congratulations on your achievement, @yuki-nee. You will feel so proud and happy when you have that diploma in hand!

You've written a complex and interesting story, @radenkusumo666. Relationships fall apart for many reasons. Clearly wealth and nice things were not all that Lisa wanted. We have some feedback for you.

First one over the finish line this week, @cool08!

Yes, it's fun to see the many different styles, isn't it, @rinconpoetico7? I am often amazed that one prompt of a few words brings out so many different stories in different writing styles.

And we are so happy that you bring your imagination to life in The Ink Well, @kemmyb!

Oh you say the sweetest things, @samsmith1971!

Great job on your story, @kei2, as well as @kemmyb and @samsmith1971! There were so many great stories last week, but yours rose to the top!