The Ink Well Highlights Magazine #73

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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 and grow!

The following are just a few of our favorite stories from september 21 to 27 / 2022.

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Featured Author: Hive account@balikis95

Andrew's incomplete mission

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Just then he stopped, he could have sworn he saw a shadow move so fast, he couldn’t have imagined it, no imagination is accepted when dealing with the Warwick(Simeon the eldest and Aaron his little brother) the duos are vicious and could calculate any sort of distance from a far distance not only that, they are faster than he is, that is why they had always won but this time around they wouldn’t, he had trained day and night for this day, never will they win again. Chasing off all thoughts he cleared his mind, his ears strained to pick up even the slightest movement, he moved back a bit and stoop so low he felt like he was about to prostrate. Eyes on alert, he stayed rooted there, he’d be a fool to make a step now.- Hive account@balikis95

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Featured Author: Hive account@sapphireissafy
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I got espoused with her, a person whom I might never be able to remember her face for my entire life. When she came to pick me up or in contrary after our shifts, I even hardly distinguished her amongst the people row in and out if I was just finding her from behind. She knew that, and impassible with that. I, her parents, our kids, everyone in general, nobody had the talent to memorized my wife’s description, despite the fact that I had spent most of our late nights after wonderful magnetic performances, trying desperately to take shot of a bit of her into my mind. It resulted in uselessness. Memoria about her was in bubbles covered by colorful but blended neons without any clear borders.. - Hive account@sapphireissafy

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Featured Author: Hive account@cira1964

Beebe and Flyfi friends, making a difference

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She saw mother bee being carried away by a strong breeze and no matter how hard she struggled to return, her strength was such that she carried her far away from home, frightened, desperate and sad Beebe cried on one of the flower petals, Flyfi the fly hidden among the leaves, felt very bad for Beebe and slowly approached her to comfort her, giving her words of encouragement she told her that mama bee was strong and that she would probably be fine and looking for her way home, Beebe dried her tears and smiled at Flyfi, thanked him for his words and set off to fly away in search of mama bee. - Hive account@cira1964

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Featured Author: Hive account@jemima1996

Above the clouds

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Everything turned white around me, I thought that as soon as we went down a little more, I would see everything around me again, but it was not like that, when I wanted to ask my partner why we had been flying through the clouds for so long, he did not answer, I realized that I was alone and I did not know at what moment it happened. Fear began to invade me and I could not help but imagine that something bad was going to happen to me, but a few minutes later the clouds became lighter and I could see beyond them. To my surprise I was in a very different place from the one I had left minutes before, the colors seemed more intense and all around me the birds kept me company, while their beautiful song disappeared softly in the wind. - Hive account@jemima1996

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Featured Author: Hive account@kemmyb

A Thief's Gold Luck

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" And then we heard it — the loud flapping of heavy wings against the wind. Everyone around the town's square gazed up as the gigantic roc with its powerful wing strokes glided smoothly through the air, its strong feet with sharp talons stretched out to pick up its prey.
Don't ask me how I knew the princess was the prey. I did not consult Elwin. I just ran out from behind the house we were to rob as fast as my legs could carry me.
Like I said it was like time slowed down. There was chaos at the town square. People screamed and ran in different directions. The princess, terrified at the sight of the huge bird, glued herself to the wall behind her. - Hive account@kemmyb

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Featured Author: Hive account@wrestlingdesires

The Garbage Raider

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"NO!!!" Greg exclaimed, as he surveyed his once neat little patch of short, lush grass.
"It's all over the place this time, Carol. Even out in the street, and on the Barr's lawn. Here I thought his days of garbage raiding were over," mourned Greg. His wife turned to avoid being caught laughing to herself.
"Well, he couldn't get the lid off, so he decided to dump the bin over to get at the goodies. I'm guessing once that happened, other animals joined in the fun. I'm sure you'll do better next time," Carol replied once she was able to hide her amusement. Hive account@wrestlingdesires

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Thank you for reading our short story highlights magazine!

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

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

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