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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The door swung behind Sasha, pushing a cloud of cold air into the muggy afternoon. That had to be the worst thing about rejection–returning to the heat.
“Why are numbers beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing is.” -Paul Erdos, 20th Century mathematician Read more
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Helene picked up the burned t-shirt and used what was left to wipe her tears. She leaned back against the wall and picked up her acoustic guitar. Her fingers played angry.
“There are pictures of people in my head…….”
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”‘Oh, I don’t know,’ he said. ‘Πελλαίου βοῦς μέγας εἰν Ἀίδη.’ This was something to the effect that, in the Underworld, a great ox costs only a penny, but I knew what he meant and in spite of myself I laughed. There was a tradition among the ancients that things were very cheap in Hell. “ –Donna Tartt, “The Secret History”
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Great story. You did a good job with the dialogue here.February 1, 9:00 am by Anastacia Campbell
