7:00 P.M. In Paris

The night sky was heavy with darkness, and revolved behind a thin, film layer of bright stars. The wind was soft, and panning down onto the rolling hills of campus, the golden lamps brought light to those...

Onion Skin

I have never seen a book this dense. The pages are impossibly thin, the text small enough for ants. But the words defy reality — literally. I dive in, and I get lost in another world. Beautiful stories....

Inkwell Spotlight: House on a Hill

Joy was a purple, scratched, plastic sled. The one we used to fling down a hill.  Anticipation was sitting on that itchy blue and white rug. The same rug we’d burrow pennies in until they were lost at...

Inkwell Spotlight: The Great Big Earth

The craziness of an urban city bombarded its residents with constant changes.  Not problems necessarily, nor propositions. Just changes.     Everything was going. The people. The cars. The bikes,...

Inkwell Spotlight: Insomnia

I shouldn’t be doing this. I shouldn’t be ABLE to do this. It shouldn’t be so easy. It’s not my fault, it’s the noises echoing in the background.  No, that’s not it, it’s the rock-hard rectangle...

Inkwell Spotlight: Robbery Continued

The job had gone easier than expected. Turns out the secretaries and front doormen have all kinds of things to say if you know the right questions to ask. While Jason was pretending to get an update on his...

Inkwell Spotlight: Totally Quickers

There once was a man who wanted to be a duck. He dreamed of floating in the water, eating bread, and harassing small children who wander too close to his pond. He tried strapping on a bill and wearing arm...