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“Which commandment is the most important of all?” "30 ... you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

Re-writes and edits are an essential part of putting together a new story, but we authors don’t all do things the same when it comes to this part of the process. In fact, compared to some, I might seem

Hello dear readers! I've been postponing writing on Hive for various reasons that will be explained through this post.

Weekly short story prompt from The Ink Well

In today's Dynamic Duo Podcast, Anja and I delve into the importance of focusing on "the one thing" that matters most in life. We explore how identifying and prioritizing core values can lead to a more

That's Me, on the Right. Spain, 1967 I remember the person in that picture. She was so very different from the person I am today, and yet everything I am grew from her. The other young woman in the picture,

Michael stared helplessly as venomous spittle left David's contorted lips. The once angelic face, now inches from his own, burned a deep crimson red.

“You know what I want to understand? How the hell do you leave a job without having another job in line?” Image generated with Bing Copilot Tom’s words introduced echoes through the stony walls of the

Back by popular demand!!! Well, it was just two people, but their enthusiasm felt like 5 people. They say laughter is the best medicine. If only those people who died of the plague knew it instead of crying

September 2024 news and contest announcement from The Ink Well

Achim & The Bear - A weird western

"Oy, stop touching me! Get over to your side!" James yelled, gesturing fiercely to the imaginary line dividing the backseat of his Mom's ten-year-old SUV. Thomas bolted upright, his eyes darting

When she returns, he is in the shower. She can see his wet silhouette, distorted and lanky, through the orange glass of the seventies beach bungalow he rents. It's in the backyard of a local tradie who

Time flies. I can't believe that I said "see you soon" almost three months ago, and the time has flown by. So much has happened in those three months, and I've really missed the day to day

My Granddaughter Climbing Down the Rocks on the Isle of Man My daughter and granddaughter were traveling together in the UK last week. They were on a very special mission. My granddaughter is going to

You ask me about Hana. I don't like to remember those times, but I know it does us good to talk. Our lives are a tangle of who came before, of the time we spent with the living before they became the dead.

Here I am on this beautiful day sitting and looking out the sky, I can't help but think about the goals I set for myself at the start of the year. Yes, it's quite the weird thing. How the months seem to

Making a plan to start blogging again... what?

Exciting news!! We have two new frames in DreemPort! Read this post to learn more about these frames!

Photo by David Iloba Tunde hastened his pace down the dusty road, his forehead greased with sweat. The furrowed lines on his face deepened as his eyes closed in a squint because of the blinding sunlight.