Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Image created in Artguru When the red curtain rises, it’s my moment to show how good I am. But this time, I couldn’t find the inspiration I needed. I took a break, and that was when I saw him onstage,

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Introduction "Alabama Zack" is a 40-chapter science fiction serial, published in the Scholar and Scribe community once a week on Wednesdays. You can start the serial from the beginning by visiting

The aso-ebi came out exactly the gold Adaeze had been picturing since she first pinned it months ago — a warm, heavy gold that made every single guest under that tent look like they'd stepped out of a

A stupid plan is just what they need..

What is failure?, what do you imagine when you visualize failure in your life, do you even see it coming, do you see it coming like a storm gathering in the distance, giving you enough time to prepare

I sat across from him at a candlelit table. The restaurant was beautiful, not a place I had expected him to bring me. Not a five star place but somewhere in between with a natural, calming ambience. A

বৈসাদৃশ্য / Contrast Bangla Version: গলির মোড়ে থমকে দেখি কাঁদছে শিশু বস্ত্রহীন। পাশেই ছিল দুঃস্থ মাতা ছিন্নবস্ত্রে উদাসীন। তপ্তরোদে ভুখা শিশু ডাকছে মাগো, কাঁদছে ঢের। সজল চোখে দুঃস্থ নারী দৃষ্টি কাড়ে পথিকের।

A fictional piece about BRC 2026 in the spirit of the Merry Pranksters.

“So, what I don't understand is, how are you dealing with the pandemic and the fact that we can't do the things we want to do, Captain?”

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Planning for post-pandemic life was sometimes hilarious business...

The rain beat hard against the glass of the small bakery. Inside, the air smelled like flower and burnt sugar. helen stood behind the counter, counting the money in the register for the second time. Sixty-two

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A veces me pongo a pensar sobre la ecuanimidad de la vida. Hace unos días se me ocurrió una frase que decía algo así: "La vida está llena de remordimientos, arr

“No, we gotta find another way – we gotta find another way – God doesn't walk around having us squished flat because we don't know what way to go – we gotta find another way!”

The leather pod split. It exposed the inside where the body lay. It was no ordinary body. It was the fruit of the fungus. A long sigh emitted from the torn seam, vomiting dark loam onto the forest floor.

English Stefany "Miss Stefany, where are my reports?" "Boss, I'm about to finish. I am missing the balance sheets." Stefany was sweating profusely. "Gee, miss, I gave you enough

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