We will not be curating this story due to the detection of AI-generated content. If you are using AI to write stories, we suggest that you do not publish them in The Ink Well community. We only accept 100% original short stories that are written by the author, from the author's experience and imagination.

If the offense is repeated, actions will be taken, which may include muting your account in the community.

Please have a look around and get to know our community. Here are a few tips for getting acquainted:

Be sure to read The Ink Well community rules at the top of the community home page, and check out our FAQ about The Ink Well.

We accept two kinds of short stories in The Ink Well: fictional stories and creative nonfiction stories. We are all about quality, and we expect writers to carefully review their work before posting. Not doing so will result in low curation rewards or posts being ignored. You can see our article on checking your posts for grammar here.

You can find some great articles on story writing in our catalog of storytelling tips.

You can find information about what we are looking for in creative nonfiction stories in this post.

We absolutely do not accept writing that is generated by or modified by the use of AI. We only accept 100% original stories.

And please be sure to engage in the community by reading and commenting on the work of other community members. We ask everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.

We hope to read stories from you in the future that follow community rules.

Thank you.