The Ink Well4,938 subscribersActivity Log • 65 activeThe Ink Well is a @curie curated community for short stories.SubscribePostThe Ink WellCommunityAll postsTrending CommunitiesWorldmappinHIVE CN 中文社区SplinterlandsLeoFinancePhotography LoversHive FoodActifitHive LearnersBlack And WhiteASEAN HIVE COMMUNITYHiveDevsGEMSExplore Communities...The Ink WellTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedtheinkwell (73)4 days agoThe Hive Creatives Magazine From The Inkwell Curators - Issue #24Image 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…theinkwell (73)6 days agoThe Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #24 ~ Fiction or Creative NonfictionWeekly short story prompt from The Ink WellCountdown terminated on Mar 23, 2026, 5:19 PMtheinkwell (73)last yearThe Ink Well Treasure Trove of Tips, Reminders and GuidelinesThe Ink Well community guidelines and tips for successtheinkwell (73)5 years agoCatalog of Storytelling Tips from The Ink WellA collection of writing tips to help fiction writers improve their craft.marsdave (69)18 hours agoCaged By Hope — Fiction.The letter came some three months ago; I was glad and scared at the same time. I opened it with trembling hands and with some form of smile on my face. Inside of me, I was…agmoore (75)2 days agoInkwell Prompt # 24Stan Shebs. CC 3.0 license Is He Lying? “They’ve got brothels. That’s where the Chicken Ranch is, in Pahrump.” Bruce offered this information as he swerved to…rammargarita (66)yesterdayLie-Esp./Ing.)-The Inkwell.Creative Fiction-Prompt # 24In the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela, there are several houses called stilt houses (palafitos), built on wooden stilts over Lake Maracaibo. Carmen, a nurse, lives in one of these houses with her daughterrinconpoetico7 (71)yesterdayFiction: True lies (Mentiras verdaderas) [EN/ES]English True lies "And I tell you, friends, that there is no creature, no monster, no spawn that can resist my power and bravery. That I have left no one alive and just…treasuree (73)2 days agoFrom One Lie To Another.There is something about lies ehn… no matter how small you think it is, it always has a way of growing bigger than you planned, and the funny thing is, most of the time, it even…oyebolu (61)2 days agoContinue Playing.source Just like the tale that says “ If a man is being hit by a pestle either by accident or knowingly and he says he felt nothing for the pestle effect is just like a…team4 (58)yesterdayThe Boy Behind the CounterImage source: Meta AI Emeka had been working at the small boutique for almost a year. The shop sat along a busy street, squeezed between a barber shop and a phone repair stall.…cohlson (64)4 days agoThe Price Of Deception.Tayo was man who has always been known by to be a smart man, he wasn't just smart in his job alone, it was the kind of smart that people would have to look at him twice and would…phyna (68)10 hours agoLies, Clicks, and Consequences Anita’s hands trembled as she stared at her phone screen…at the email that glared back at her. “You’ve told many lies, but this? This, I won’t let you go scot free.” She…rishagamo (67)4 days agoTHE COST OF ABSENCEMoney is not the only need of a family, and Mr. Ben, a man of integrity and a loving husband and father, realised that the hard way. He was always out looking for provision for his wife and children, workingoffia66 (73)11 hours agoCNF: The Lie That Tore Them ApartTrust is the bedrock of any relationship or friendship, as once there is no trust, many individuals see no reason to stay, for any relationship or friendship to work out well…pretemi (66)4 days agoAmara, The Sweet LiarThe first lie Amara told was beautiful, it slipped out of her mouth like a song, it was smooth and sweet that everyone believed it. “My dad owns a shipping company in Lekki"…cliffagreen (66)4 days agoOnly the Sane Are LonelyNature abhors a vacuum. Who said that? He didn't know. And his phone was downstairs in the kitchen. His aunt's old room on the second floor looked … well, occupied. That's…emreal (71)3 days agoBetrayal Of Trust: I didn't See That Coming // CNF I can never forget an incident that occurred around 2017 when I got admission into the college. The Colleges of Education, Akwanga, is very big. I can't tell you about the land…neotopher (66)4 days agoA DISHONEST LIFE | FICTION | (EN-ES) Image created in Artguru The Great Hall of the Natural History Museum sparkled under the light of immense crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. It was a gala night…estilodereba (66)4 days agoFiction: The fragility of a breakup (ENG-ESP)English If I didn’t know him, I’d think this was a joke—a very bad one. For my part, I can say I never wanted our relationship to reach this limit: the point where neither of us really knows where any