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Image generated with Leonardo.ai Welcome to the Hive Creatives Magazine! What's it all about? The Ink Well curators are branching out! For years we have been curating the fiction and creative nonfiction

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

For as long as Muby could remember, he had wanted to work in a corporate office. He wanted to work in those office buildings with glass walls, shiny floors, air conditioning cold enough to preserve a body,

well, my new family. I wanted to write a few words and I hope they reach as many of you as possible, because I would like to clarify a few points regarding the honorable gentleman, @jacobtothe. I have

Image created in Artguru The sunlight of an ordinary Friday filtered through the window when the alarm went off on the nightstand. In his bed, a man named Duval opened his eyes heavily and stretched his

‎Cynthia had been living peacefully with her auntie since her father ran away, and her mother left her with her auntie to travel far away to find work. Until when she was mistaken with a daughter of a

When Mark got the message confirming the sale of the property, he read it five times before he allowed himself to smile. After almost four months of negotiations, praying, endless phone calls, and meetings

La nave, historia de un viajero 📸 Creo que siempre tendré en mi mente la imagen de aquel punto azul y blanco haciéndose más pequeño, creo que nunca lo podré olvidar. Recuerdo muchas cosas de mi planeta,

Greetings all We're starting the last bit of Kay's story, except for some of the time-travelling that Saita will be doing. I hope you all enjoy the ride! Caring for Kay was brutal. The injury was severe,

The first thing Amaka heard that morning was the sound of someone knocking hard on her door, not the gentle type of knock that says, "Good morning, are you awake?" No...., this one sounded like

That morning, I woke up feeling unusually confident and active. I had taken my time and the previous evening to myself, planning things out and assuring myself that everything will be fine, everything

‎After a long time, James finally felt like things were falling into place. He had always struggled to get a job until he finally found a small company in the city. His salary wasn't much to him; it was

Is this blackmail? My landlord knocked on my door by 6am. He does not knock, he bangs. "Amara, your rent has expired since last month. If you don't pay today, pack out." I was shaking. I lost

I never thought that helping someone achieve their dreams could eventually become the reason you lose everything you thought you had built together. When I met her, I had never stepped inside a classroom.

She lives with her parents in the city of Puerto Cabello, Rosario has been very outgoing since childhood; she attended elementary and middle school with many neighbors from her community, but her best

El jardín del reloj 📸 Dicen que hay más de uno, que están esparcidos por todo el mundo y que se muestra solo a quienes lo necesitan y cuando lo necesitan. Esta historia habla sobre uno de esos lugares:

pexels As a twin, while growing up, I thought my twin sister and I were sworn enemies from a past life. We always had disagreements, argued over things that were unnecessary, and even insulted one another

As I made my way to the room the hallway smelled like floor cleaner, stale coffee, and wet clothes from the rain outside . The old light bulbs that hung from the ceiling kept on buzzing and blinking against

The first thing the woman said to me that morning was “Sara.” I remember it because of how strangely ordinary it sounded, because her tone was condescending and harsh. It was just after 8:00 a.m. at one

source “ The race is not about being first; it is about reaching the final destination,” the anchor, a big voice, said as all the contestants heard the voice, which was thunderous in nature. Thibaut looked