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Would You Like to See YOUR Writing Here? Join Nanjing Inkwell, a group of friendly, supportive people who are interested in writing creatively, whether it is fiction / prose, life writing, memoir, poetry or whatever your pen feels inspired to put down. Working together to build our writing skills through discussion and writing games, you can also have your writing reviewed, if you’d like. Meetings are weekly near the centre of the city. Find out more via WeChat ID: its_what_you_make_it

Fiction

Back to the Future; “You Have a Fare…”

Felix Campbell -
I looked out of the window as I drove. The road wasn’t a road as such, though I liked to think of it that way. It certainly took away the monotonous feeling of empty desolation that bubbled over every...
Fiction

We Come in Peace; Coz We Won a Safari!

Alice Xin Liu and Joshua Nesbitt -
What a lot of humans do not know is that Solitaritans move in small packs and have vegetarian diets. Most Solitaritans didn’t make it past the age of forty solar cycles before their body broke down in a process...
Fiction

The Fast Life of Candice

Bobbi Ali -
"I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved anyone. He has never done anything in his life but add...
Fiction

Scan 4 Love

Morgan Gallup Zhu -
My mom had a QR code on her table at Ikea. You wouldn’t have noticed it unless you knew what to look for. It peeked discreetly from under her plate, like a small, secret weapon. Another elderly parent, balancing...
Fiction

More than Just a Lifestyle Accessory; An Accessory to Murder

Rhoda -
If you’re human and reading this, there’s a 35 percent chance your pets and the equipment you use daily hate you.  Most of us love our owners but I was blessed with the misfortune of being owned by an idiot....
Fiction

Organised for Eternity; The Guardians of Our Universe

Felix Campbell -
The guardians had stood in equilateral position in the library, their marble cloaks unmoving under eons of dust. Their eyes peered up to the heavens and their arms out to the sides maintaining the balance of the forces that...
Fiction

Plotting & Revenge; English Teachers vs. AI

Bobbie Ali -
Despite all the talk of AI replacing human beings in the job market, it had seemed like a concern for a distant time. Perhaps this was the main reason the principal’s announcement still had her reeling.  “As of this semester,...
Fiction

Mia; Fermenting a Future

Cindy Hua -
Once upon a time, on the outskirt of a European country, there was a moderately-sized town. Its dwellers had been living on the export of beer for centuries and there was a prestigious family who had taken a monopoly...

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