Every week, our IndieInk Writing Challenge draws the most brilliant and imaginative writers who craft the most creative and interesting posts — and many of these submissions just knock the editors’ collective socks off. And so, the editorial staff decided to get together and select one submission weekly to feature as our “Editors’ Choice.”
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Freshman year: I’ve scrawled a saw-toothed gargoyle on my day planner with a 0.7mm mechanical pencil. It takes up all of the space alloted for Thursday, where I was supposed to mark down my homework. My gargoyle spreads big bat wings and flexes the pectorals and abs a boy learns how to draw after years of reading shitty Rob Liefeld comics. Read more
By Head Ant:
For the IndieInk Photo Battle (#IIPhoto) this week, Mary Terrani challenged me with “work” and I challenged Sarah Cass with “cloudy.” Read more
My father is a senior in high school, trying his first joint. He seems at ease, faking his way through his inexperience, playing it cool like he always does. When the other kids jab at him and joke, he gives his relaxed smile, those straight teeth. He is not tall or short, smart or dumb, boring or charismatic. Sadness is really his only defining trait. And sadness is very easy to hide behind straight teeth, at least for a while. But if you find a better concealment, you’re set. Read more
Great story. You did a good job with the dialogue here.February 1, 9:00 am by Anastacia Campbell
