There are nights when I shoot up suddenly, jolted awake by searing nerve pain. In those late hours, I lie still envisioning a slasher breaking into my house wielding a knife or chainsaw or machete (think Robert Rodriguez or Rob Zombie grade of cinematic gore) only to have me beg them to take the left […]
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The realm of psychology is fascinating. It’s ever-changing and evolving as we discover more about ourselves as humans, delving further into everything from the psyche to DNA. What we’ve realized, with all this research, is that there is this loose framework of theories that seeks to explain why we are the way we are, but
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Embarrassingly, Rumaan Alam was not on my radar until I heard an interview with him on NPR. As he summarized this recent work for the listeners, I was shocked, as I’m sure you will be if you choose to read it, that it was written a good two years before the pandemic. Like some fiction
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As many of you may know, our founder is also one of the co-founders of the amazing organization known as WriteHive. Inked has hosted booths at their conference, workshops on their discord, and sponsored their most recent Horror Contest, which featured ten amazing authors who will be published in an anthology coming June 2021. But
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I finally get to announce the 15 talented authors who will be featured in this year’s Inked in Gray anthology! We are so excited to showcase these stories, all of which center around the aspect of survival. It blew my mind the vast array of interpretations of the theme. With this release, our authors tackle
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To my family this is not new knowledge, but I feel like I need to update the community and those who have supported us for so long. In every project there are always hurdles, roadblocks and other barriers to success. No dream, project, or organization is without them. We had a few things planned for
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As we begin to send out responses to the over 300 authors who’ve submitted to the Inked in Gray survival-themed anthology and contest, we are overwhelmed with gratitude at how many individuals submitted. And we are impressed with the stories we’ve read alongside Val, our judge, who will be making the final decision as to
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2020 Wrecked Us All Let’s be honest. We’re going to take a minute and mourn the loss of loved ones, of things that could and should have been. But we also want to thank everyone for continuing to support us through it all. We spent a lot of time building a foundation we hope will
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Our annual anthology contest is now open! Every short story submitted via our anthology open call is eligible to be considered for our annual anthology contest! Please read carefully the rules and guidelines for our 2021 anthology. Submissions that do not follow the anthology guidelines will not be considered. All entries will be anonymously judged
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We at Inked are excited to announce our new upcoming Anthology Theme: Survival We are seeking morally ambiguous stories with the fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and contemporary fiction genres surrounding the theme of survival. Not many things in this world are straightforward. Many individuals have encountered moments of extreme moral compromise when faced with a choice
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