Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

“When Even the Children in the Country Towns Know You Ain't No Good, You're Done, Son.”

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My chest and biceps screamed for relief but I turned a deaf ear. Just one more. I brought the axe down and split another log, increasing the mound of chopped pieces beside me. Just one m—. I paused, slowly

Link to first part The road was divided into four lanes, separated by a deep drainage channel swollen with rushing floodwater. Across it lay a narrow wooden derelict bridge. The boy crossed it with the

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Sometimes, you take the wrong turn into the wrong neighborhood and park in the wrong driveway. Missing the “no parking” sign can be the least of your problems...

This post was inspired by today's 5-minute writing prompt in the Freewriters Community - NO PARKING Enjoy ! Image created by AI in NightCafe Studio Jim just had to pop into the pharmacy to pick up a

Pertenecer Recuerdo que ese año mamá se fue del país y tuve que quedarme con la tía Angélica, que vivía en la ciudad, a tres horas de nuestro pueblo. Aunque la

She was definitely headstrong, liked who she was and loved the life inside her.

BEFORE….. Nadaya, my sister, had always been afraid of failing the kingdom since she was little. I had given her the throne because I believed the people would accept her. She inherited the magic in our

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“OK, we need to get over to take care of all that, but I need a lift. It's hard to drive when you are three feet nine.”

Blessings from a curse

第十二章　水落石出 镇长听完双方的话，没有急着下结论。 他先接过千民光递来的意见书。 一页。 两页。 密密麻麻，全是村民的签名和红手印。 镇长抬起头，问了一句： "这些，都是自愿签的？" "是。" 人群里立即有人应声。 "没人逼。都是俺们自己按的。" 镇长点点头，又望向万师虎。 "万村长。这件事，召开过村民代表会议没有？"

I noticed this man always comes over to eat at our restaurant. What made me notice him was that he has a specific spot, and he only orders the same thing each and every time. Also, he's always coming alone.

We had a quarrel that afternoon, and it made me upset. It was the 5th time in three days that we were fighting and it was already getting frustrating. I wanted it to stop, but issues kept arising and it

Last night, I finished reading The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold, written by Cate Holahan. I had started reading the book a few weeks back, but have been slow

English Justina “Mom, we’re hungry.” Justina shook her mother, who was still asleep. Dora rubbed her eyes as she got out of the rickety, faded bed. Her tangled hair, streaked with gray, fell across her

第十一章　工地对峙 牛二按下手印以后，村里的风向开始变了。 有人拿着意见书，在门口站了半天。 最后还是接过印泥，按了下去。 有人原本说： "俺也去不掺和。" 可听说牛二都签了，又把人叫回来。 "拿来。俺也去按一个。" 还有几户人家，原本已经答应给万师虎签字。 可听完整件事情的来龙去脉，又把手缩了回来。 "这字，俺也去不能乱签。" 短短两天。