The Ink Well Highlights Magazine # 229

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This periodic magazine highlights a small selection of short stories posted to The Ink Well community that stood out and were awarded a Curie vote. Thank you to all authors in The Ink Well for sharing your creative work!

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We are showcasing authors who have contributed well-written and edited stories, have read and commented on the work of other authors and comply with all of the community rules posted on our home page. These activities help our community thrive.

The following are just a few of our favorite stories from September 22 to September 28 /2025.

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Featured Author: Hive account@rinconpoetico7

Orwell's journey

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> “Father, father!” Orwell shouted desperately. “Let him go, Blackbeard. He has nothing to do with our dilemma.” Dirty Carl's eyes lit up, and he began to float. “Remember that it was you who killed me because you wanted to take possession of this treasure. Your greed awakened the curse of the treasure and brought it down upon you and your crew. You must live wandering the seven seas until the end of time.”

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Featured Author: Hive account@artofkylin

Too far from home

_Pixabay

> “home” The words blink incessantly. Accusatory. I want to go home. I want to answer the messages, but I can’t. The outpost can’t send messages. I should have found that more alarming when they told me. What if I needed help? What if something happened to the air cycler? It’s been humming louder than usual lately. What if the gravity gave out? I need to leave. I need to get out. I need to get home. Home. Home. Home. I never should have left.

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Featured Author: Hive account@popurri

Diana cant go out engesp

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> "Ma'am, where are you?" "I'm at my house by the sea and I'm very scared. Please help me!" "There is no time left to escape. Do not leave your house. Cover all the places where the fog could enter. And if you know how to pray...do so."

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Featured Author: Hive account@litguru

Schemata

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> “Who? Who is doing the watching?” There was no stopping the two of them from coming together. Reincarnation was not a solo affair, but came in pair-bonds. Was it a glitch in the universe? A feature maybe. They had considered it before when attempting to draw the blueprints of this game of life and death; in the smoky dens of Byzantium, the caves of Tibet, and the grand bazaars of Marrakesh.

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Hive account@jayna , Hive account@gracielaacevedo , Hive account@yaziris , Hive account@itsostylish , Hive account@samsmith1971, and Hive account@agmoore

p.s. You can see the past magazines here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,129,130, 131,132,133,134, 135, 136, 138, 139,140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146,147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155,156,157,158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177,178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184,185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206,207,208,209,210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217 , 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228

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