Welcome to The Ink Well, and thank you for sharing your story with us, @christybliss. Please add information on your image source. Even if it is your own image, we require all images to have a source note. Thank you!

Now that you're here, please have a look around and get to know our community.

Here are a few tips for getting acquainted with The Ink Well:

• Be sure to read The Ink Well community rules at the top of the community home page, and check out our FAQ about The Ink Well.
• We accept two kinds of short stories in The Ink Well: fictional stories and creative nonfiction stories.
• We are all about quality, and we expect writers to carefully review their work before posting. Not doing so will result in low curation rewards or posts being ignored.

Here are some important resources:

• You can see our article on checking your posts for grammar here.
• You can find some great articles on story writing in our catalog of storytelling tips.
• You can find information about what we are looking for in creative nonfiction stories in this post.
• Be sure to review The Ink Well's treasure trove of tips, reminders and guidelines.

And please be sure to engage in the community by reading and commenting on the work of other community members. We ask everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.

Again, welcome.