That was a powerful position you were in! You did the right thing, and you should be proud of your integrity. So many people would have taken the money, even at the cost of the food chain and the health

Crossing paths with an ex can be so bittersweet. It sounds like the love was still there, but that you knew love was not enough to sustain the relationship. Lovely story, @nancybriti1.

Thank you so much for that, @wesphilbin! You made my morning. Yes, you get it, all too well. I feel incredibly fortunate — more than I can say — to have had an ailment that healed. Life is good. As always,

I love your approach to life, @agmoore, and your outlook. Why not keep doing and enjoying the doing, since you can? I'm with you — while sadness is real an it's important to process our emotions and our

p.s. @samsmith1971, here's the blog post where I told the story of how I broke my foot: And this one shows the X-rays before and after the pins were put in!

Holy crap, he pulled the rod out himself?? That's a wild story, @samsmith1971. Yeah, metal is just wrong inside our bodies. I guess some people don't really notice, but my foot was like: "This foreign

Yes, that's a great way to put it, @agmoore. I absolutely think I have muscle memory working for me! And that's so great we both decided to blog in this community on the same day! I'll find you!

I love it, @lizelle. I do exactly the same thing! And I love how pictures help to give a blog post a focus and a theme. I could literally write 200 blog posts — actually probably far more — just by blogging

Thanks very much!

Thanks @bostonadventures. Getting back into blogging or anything you haven't done in a long time just requires that push for consistency and hard work So true! I agree 100%. Plus I have to limit the time

Thanks for the kind words, @shanibeer. With blogging, I just need to carve out the time and make it happen. Like all things, there's time, if you schedule it!

Thank you, @slobberchops! It's crazy, but darn fun. I'm doing lots of author interviews, podcasts, etc. Did not see that coming.

Congrats on your anniversary!

How wonderful. Congratulations!!

Looks DEE-LICIOUS!

What a wonderful story, @litguru. If this was the start of a novel, I would be turning the page immediately to find out what happens next! I love your imagination, and your keen ability to drop us right

Love the colors of summer! The flowers are gorgeous. Good luck with your crazy work day on Friday!

You have been through a lot, @rammargarita! That sounds like a terrible ordeal. I'm so glad to hear you are mending. We are happy to have you back in The Ink Well!

Congratulations on your graduation, @marriot5464! I enjoyed your story and reading about your choice to go the route of honesty.

Congratulations on your first creative nonfiction story, @walindo. You have a nice way with dialogue and storytelling. I thought I would provide some helpful tips. Creative nonfiction has similar storytelling