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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!
Important Note
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 November 1-7, 2021.
Featured Author: @blueeyes8960 [The Long Journey Home](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@blueeyes8960/the-long-journey-home)
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She guessed she could understand that but the mother in her had a mad desire to make sure that he really was okay. Who knew what was happening in this dark place? He certainly wouldn’t tell her even if things were going badly. Nightmares visited her in which he called out her name, beaten and bloody, alone and hurting. But no time for that now. It was over. He was coming home. -@blueeyes8960
Featured Author: @amirtheawesome1 [Hurray to the Returning Soldier](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@amirtheawesome1/hurray-to-the-returning-soldier)
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I returned to the old neighborhood and found everyone awaiting me. Cheering "You are the hero, you are the hope" loudly as my old crush waved at me along with all the other girls from the balcony. "You are the hero, you are the hope" they cheered as they carried me on their shoulders parading in front of the filming cameras as I waved my hand which had a few missing fingers. -@amirtheawesome1
Featured Author: @kei2 [The Ancestor](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@kei2/the-ancestor)
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We both stared at the clouds of fog forming peaks of blankets over the thatch of our huts. It was only dawn and the entire village was still asleep. “I need to put a meaning to my dreams. It is almost like they hunt me now more than ever. Surely there must be something i’d find in there”. I spoke to Nilan without shifting my gaze from the village below. “Look! This can't be all there is to living. We are enclosed by these mountains so secluded from whatever is out there. Don't you want to know what lies beyond our village Utuyum and what's in that gulum? There may be others too. -@kei2
Featured Author: @ubani1 [A Setup](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ubani1/a-setup)
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He began to lead them. They made their way in the dark, through the quiet fields of the school. And as he led them, he was thinking furiously. Why had no one shown up yet? His backup should have arrived already, what was going on? -@ubani1
Featured Author: @bruno-kema [Love and War](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@bruno-kema/love-and-war)
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For a very short time, the quiet of the neighborhood was disturbed by the heavy staccato of gunshots. So odd was it that for a moment passersby had no idea it was weapons that were firing. And then pandemonium struck as people began to run about. And the gun battle was going on in what everyone had thought to be an abandoned warehouse. The gunshots were loud and echoed for miles. -@bruno-kema
Featured Author: @mrnightmare.net [The Wheel of Life](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@mrnightmare.net/the-wheel-of-life)
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> After the hardships in life, I managed to survive in a cruel society where being poor is not acceptable. I finished studying college and I started working and have a decent job. A lot of people are now praising me even though I didn't do much. It's so funny to think that it's just because of how I look they'll already conclude that I'll do something good and they'll think they can benefit from it. -@mrnightmare.net 
Featured Author: @vincric [Night of Sugary Hell](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@vincric/night-of-sugary-hell)
 Image source: [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/photo/art-drink-yellow-abstract-9786346/) > Louis freaked out, not because of the walls or that even more candy spilled out of the animated Jack-O-Lantern, but because the other people dived towards the candy crazily, they teared, bit through and swallowed regardless of the wrapping then acted like animals protecting their food viciously growling at others nearby, another girl smiled at him from afar with her teeth shining like jelly beans. -@vincric  Thank you for reading our short story highlights magazine! @jayna, @agmoore, and @gracielaacevedo p.s. You can see the past magazines here: [#1](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-march-25-2021), [#2](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-april-1-2021), [#3](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-april-10-2021), [#4](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-april-17-2021), [#5](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-april-24-2021), [#6](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-may-1-2021), [#7](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-may-9-2021), [#8](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-may-16-2021), [#9](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-may-23-2021), [#10](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-may-30-2021), [#11](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-june-6-2021), [#12](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-june-13-2021), [#13](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-13-june-20-2021), [#14](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-14-and-announcement-june-29-2021), [#15](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-15-and-weekly-top-commenters-july-5-2021), [#16](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-16-and-weekly-top-commenters-july-12-2021), [#17](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-17-and-top-commenter-recognition-august-15-2021), [#18](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-18-and-top-commenter-recognition-august-22-2021), [#19](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-19-and-top-commenter-recognition-august-29-2021), [#20](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-20-and-top-commenter-recognition-september-5-2021), [#21](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-21-and-top-commenter-recognition-september-12-2021), [#22](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-22), [23](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-23), [24](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-24), [25](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-25), [26](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-26), [27](https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-27) We would like to invite lovers of creative writing to visit [The Ink Well](https://peakd.com/c/hive-170798/created), a Hive community started by @raj808 and @stormlight24 and run by @jayna, @agmoore and @gracielaacevedo.We also invite you to follow The Ink Well curation trail on the Hive blockchain, at https://hive.vote/. Simply navigate to the curation trail section and search for theinkwell (all one word with no @ symbol) and our trail will pop up as an option. Similarly delegations are possible on Hive using the fantastic https://peakd.com/ Hive Blockchain front end. If you wish to delegate to @theinkwell, you can do this from the wallet section of https://peakd.com/ A big thank you to all of our delegators:
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