Tag Archive for: Relationships

“What Happened”

The bottle was brown. It was a gentle brown, but still so opaque that it almost looked like the side of an adobe house. Read more

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Punch and Judy: A Story

“Don’t you think you’ve had enough?” Judy asked her husband expectantly.

Thom,…

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Everything Falls Apart

The apartment started to fall apart around the same time the first cracks in their relationship appeared, Livvie had noticed. Read more

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The Plan

“It’s hard to believe a beautiful girl like you is going to marry someone as rough around the edges as James.” Read more

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Editors’ Choice: Week of January 9-13, 2012

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.” Read more

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In the Target Parking Lot

“I’ve decided I’m going to quit smoking,” I said, rummaging in my bag for a lighter.

My best friend said nothing and waited for me to continue. Read more

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Facing Reality

“One of my big things is that I wish to be a fisherman. Read more

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The Names of Things

Tall grasses dance and wave in the breeze. From the trees, Peter hears birdsong that he cannot identify. He regrets this. Read more

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I Listened

I said “Don’t.”

He forgot. Read more

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Editors’ Choice: Week of November 28 – December 2

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.” Read more

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