Prizes, Prompts and Rules of Entry for The Ink Well's first Writing Prize. All writers welcome.

Dear future historians. This is my first attempt to keep track of my thoughts. And perhaps keep sane. During a time when the world seems to unravel at even greater speeds than normal. In a time when reading

“Freewrites” have been a point of contention on the Steem blockchain for years. Writers come and go, names and faces change, and sometimes the original debate gets lost between iterations. From time to

Our last writing prompt was a smashing success. We had several outstanding Steem participants whose posts are compiled here. Now it’s time for a new prompt, and we’ll put to use the things we learned from

Gisteravond was de tweede keer dat de filosofische gespreksgroep Eindhoven bij elkaar kwam. Met in totaal elf deelnemers plus mijzelf als gespreksleider. Het onderwerp mondde uit op soms verhitte discussies

Op 27 november 2019 begint een nieuwe gespreksgroep in Eindhoven. Avonden om samen te praten over hedendaagse onderwerpen in een filosofische context. Interesse? Voor meer informatie, zie onderstaande

Only some places still available. Deadline to register: December 10, 2019. Always wanted to learn more about philosophy, but didn't know where to start? Join this online intensive course to jump into what

Source: Pixabay So... maybe you dabble in short story writing, and you always intend to really knuckle down and get some stuff done. Maybe you see that notion of getting your work written and polished

My aim with this specific research project (funded by NSU and The Nordics) is to trace the spirit of NSU, to trace the study programs throughout the years and see how they changed. Some things have been

So... some days ago I got assigned piece of land. A 100 m2 plot that I can use as I'd like. Today was day 3, and I've now spent six hours weeding. Here an update. (Or read my first post on this project

I love gardening, theoretically. Meaning, I like the idea of creating something. Deciding what goes where, providing space and opportunity for growth. Helping others to grow as good as they can, and share

This contest is for the people who can't focus, who can't take a picture to save their life. For whom everything is as blurred as a 13-year-old-girl with myopia. Who can't angle for the perfect shot. Here

The past couple of months I've been teaching a course on fiction writing at Volksuniversiteit Eindhoven. It was great, or at least I thought it was. Talking about something I love doing, something that

For 1 STEEM, what do you see? The garden gnomes will give 1 STEEM to the best flash fiction story in the speculative fiction genre. Look at this image and tell a story no longer than 300 words: Image from

Birth of the Steem Blockchain Baby Rocking Cradle A while ago I was hacking on the Bluetooth enabled Duplo train of my son. As our (now about half a year old daughter) is almost outgrowing her baby cradle

I've been on Steemit one year exactly now. It's been a ride. What I appreciate mostly about Steemit, is that it made me meet people, fiction writers. It made me write. So what better way to celebrate this

The prompt for this week was "ghost". I wanted to do something other than the obvious so I looked up the different definitions of ghost. One was "a faint trace of something", and then

The 24 hour short story challenge (But you'll get a little more time than that...)   I am fascinated by science fiction writer Harlan Ellison writing short stories in a book store window.  He

Hello dear Steamians! Lately I have been less busy here, although I've continued reading your lovely stories and developments. But I've mostly focused on some other projects, while trying to keep up with

Her tears froze half-way down her cheeks. Summer had left overnight while he had packed his bags. Why hadn’t she brought gloves? Marika took up the ball that was laid down at her feet and threw it far