Rananda | The Ink Rat
@ranandatheinkrat.bsky.social
Crafting powerful stories for professionals, solopreneurs and authors.
Founder of The Ink Rat https://www.theinkrat.com/
Creator of The Creative Splurge https://www.thecreativesplurge.com/
Copywriter and editor for over 8 years | Creative writer forever
Founder of The Ink Rat https://www.theinkrat.com/
Creator of The Creative Splurge https://www.thecreativesplurge.com/
Copywriter and editor for over 8 years | Creative writer forever
Volatile ferociousness? Nocturnal alertness? Dishevelled habitat?
No, it took hacking her precious waist-length golden tresses into a purple-tinted bixie cut for Josie to realise Olivia had become a teenage monster.
#30Words365 #Waist #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
No, it took hacking her precious waist-length golden tresses into a purple-tinted bixie cut for Josie to realise Olivia had become a teenage monster.
#30Words365 #Waist #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 15, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Volatile ferociousness? Nocturnal alertness? Dishevelled habitat?
No, it took hacking her precious waist-length golden tresses into a purple-tinted bixie cut for Josie to realise Olivia had become a teenage monster.
#30Words365 #Waist #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
No, it took hacking her precious waist-length golden tresses into a purple-tinted bixie cut for Josie to realise Olivia had become a teenage monster.
#30Words365 #Waist #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Icy air-conditioning counteracts whiffy armpits.
Mouthwash combats morning halitosis.
Gravity fights against nauseating, lurching momentum.
And yes, on his bus ride to work, Gary battles the mother of all hangovers.
#30Words365 #Battle #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Mouthwash combats morning halitosis.
Gravity fights against nauseating, lurching momentum.
And yes, on his bus ride to work, Gary battles the mother of all hangovers.
#30Words365 #Battle #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Icy air-conditioning counteracts whiffy armpits.
Mouthwash combats morning halitosis.
Gravity fights against nauseating, lurching momentum.
And yes, on his bus ride to work, Gary battles the mother of all hangovers.
#30Words365 #Battle #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Mouthwash combats morning halitosis.
Gravity fights against nauseating, lurching momentum.
And yes, on his bus ride to work, Gary battles the mother of all hangovers.
#30Words365 #Battle #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Very excited to share that The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies is out this month. Check out who edited it!!!
#habitatpress #flashfictionanthology
#habitatpress #flashfictionanthology
A huge thank you to all our writers for their inspiring contributions to Habitat Press’s latest publication! We’re so excited to announce our forthcoming anthology of short stories, The Last Plastic Fork & Other Green Epiphanies – out on 26 February!
#habitatpress #flashfictionanthology
#habitatpress #flashfictionanthology
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Very excited to share that The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies is out this month. Check out who edited it!!!
#habitatpress #flashfictionanthology
#habitatpress #flashfictionanthology
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Chase sighs. He looks like a butterball.
Definitely time for an overhaul.
So, he trains for a race
And comes in sixty-fourth place
With chafed nipples, inner thighs and all.
#30Words365 #Race #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Definitely time for an overhaul.
So, he trains for a race
And comes in sixty-fourth place
With chafed nipples, inner thighs and all.
#30Words365 #Race #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Chase sighs. He looks like a butterball.
Definitely time for an overhaul.
So, he trains for a race
And comes in sixty-fourth place
With chafed nipples, inner thighs and all.
#30Words365 #Race #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Definitely time for an overhaul.
So, he trains for a race
And comes in sixty-fourth place
With chafed nipples, inner thighs and all.
#30Words365 #Race #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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In one of our Open Book sessions, four #crimewriters read their work and reveal how tension, setting and story are built.
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM
In one of our Open Book sessions, four #crimewriters read their work and reveal how tension, setting and story are built.
The wilderness whispers ancient secrets…
The sunset bathes his tired eyes…
His beer fizzes sweetly…
And…
…he relaxes.
“Darren! There’s a giant cockroach in the tent.”
“Coming, love,” he sighs.
#30Words365 #Giant #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
The sunset bathes his tired eyes…
His beer fizzes sweetly…
And…
…he relaxes.
“Darren! There’s a giant cockroach in the tent.”
“Coming, love,” he sighs.
#30Words365 #Giant #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM
The wilderness whispers ancient secrets…
The sunset bathes his tired eyes…
His beer fizzes sweetly…
And…
…he relaxes.
“Darren! There’s a giant cockroach in the tent.”
“Coming, love,” he sighs.
#30Words365 #Giant #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
The sunset bathes his tired eyes…
His beer fizzes sweetly…
And…
…he relaxes.
“Darren! There’s a giant cockroach in the tent.”
“Coming, love,” he sighs.
#30Words365 #Giant #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Dirk’s exhausted from work, travel and boozy networking events.
Josie’s exhausted from nonstop kid chauffeuring and confounding homework questions.
Wishing to swap places, watching Fletnix together provides numbing relief instead.
#30Words365 #Event #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Josie’s exhausted from nonstop kid chauffeuring and confounding homework questions.
Wishing to swap places, watching Fletnix together provides numbing relief instead.
#30Words365 #Event #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Dirk’s exhausted from work, travel and boozy networking events.
Josie’s exhausted from nonstop kid chauffeuring and confounding homework questions.
Wishing to swap places, watching Fletnix together provides numbing relief instead.
#30Words365 #Event #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Josie’s exhausted from nonstop kid chauffeuring and confounding homework questions.
Wishing to swap places, watching Fletnix together provides numbing relief instead.
#30Words365 #Event #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Astoria’s heart leapt when Bertie suggested going to look at some rings.
However, despite her creative imagination, she hadn’t even considered that he meant an interplanetary weekend away to Saturn.
#30Words365 #Ring #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
However, despite her creative imagination, she hadn’t even considered that he meant an interplanetary weekend away to Saturn.
#30Words365 #Ring #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Astoria’s heart leapt when Bertie suggested going to look at some rings.
However, despite her creative imagination, she hadn’t even considered that he meant an interplanetary weekend away to Saturn.
#30Words365 #Ring #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
However, despite her creative imagination, she hadn’t even considered that he meant an interplanetary weekend away to Saturn.
#30Words365 #Ring #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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ICYMI: #ManlyWF26 returns for a 3rd year, growing from a modest, community-minded idea into a celebration of storytelling, ideas & conversation. 📚 Proudly independent and grounded in community, the festival champions thoughtful discussion, diverse voices, & a good story well told.
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 AM
ICYMI: #ManlyWF26 returns for a 3rd year, growing from a modest, community-minded idea into a celebration of storytelling, ideas & conversation. 📚 Proudly independent and grounded in community, the festival champions thoughtful discussion, diverse voices, & a good story well told.
Palmistry, tea leaves and crystal-ball gazing all failed. Later, the tarot reader said, “It’s a powerful card.”
But after choosing the Fool, Clara finally had the only answer she needed.
#30Words365 #Answer #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
But after choosing the Fool, Clara finally had the only answer she needed.
#30Words365 #Answer #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Palmistry, tea leaves and crystal-ball gazing all failed. Later, the tarot reader said, “It’s a powerful card.”
But after choosing the Fool, Clara finally had the only answer she needed.
#30Words365 #Answer #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
But after choosing the Fool, Clara finally had the only answer she needed.
#30Words365 #Answer #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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PATHWAY: So, You Want to Be a Writer?
Practical sessions on craft, process, publishing and persistence — for emerging writers and those ready to take the next step.
Learn from working authors and industry professionals.
Explore the pathway → www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/pathways
Practical sessions on craft, process, publishing and persistence — for emerging writers and those ready to take the next step.
Learn from working authors and industry professionals.
Explore the pathway → www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/pathways
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 AM
PATHWAY: So, You Want to Be a Writer?
Practical sessions on craft, process, publishing and persistence — for emerging writers and those ready to take the next step.
Learn from working authors and industry professionals.
Explore the pathway → www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/pathways
Practical sessions on craft, process, publishing and persistence — for emerging writers and those ready to take the next step.
Learn from working authors and industry professionals.
Explore the pathway → www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/pathways
The mutant daisies were nippy, he’d broken a flange, and his latest Martian recipe had made his ‘movements’… well… gritty…
But on receiving Astoria’s long-distance love letter, Bertie felt marvellous.
#30Words365 #Marvellous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
But on receiving Astoria’s long-distance love letter, Bertie felt marvellous.
#30Words365 #Marvellous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 8, 2026 at 5:34 AM
The mutant daisies were nippy, he’d broken a flange, and his latest Martian recipe had made his ‘movements’… well… gritty…
But on receiving Astoria’s long-distance love letter, Bertie felt marvellous.
#30Words365 #Marvellous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
But on receiving Astoria’s long-distance love letter, Bertie felt marvellous.
#30Words365 #Marvellous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Waking up, Moira’s astounded (delighted even) to discover she’s transformed overnight into a famous, wealthy, handsome Hollywood actor.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Chimothee Talamet wakes up struggling to accept his 67-year-old curves.
#30Words365 #Famous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FreakyFriSpookySat
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Chimothee Talamet wakes up struggling to accept his 67-year-old curves.
#30Words365 #Famous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FreakyFriSpookySat
February 7, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Waking up, Moira’s astounded (delighted even) to discover she’s transformed overnight into a famous, wealthy, handsome Hollywood actor.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Chimothee Talamet wakes up struggling to accept his 67-year-old curves.
#30Words365 #Famous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FreakyFriSpookySat
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Chimothee Talamet wakes up struggling to accept his 67-year-old curves.
#30Words365 #Famous #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FreakyFriSpookySat
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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#Money, #housing, #masculinity, #faith, #family and #sport — the pressures and choices shaping how we live now.
This pathway brings together practical, social and cultural conversations about modern life.
Explore Living Today: buff.ly/uT7pKkj
This pathway brings together practical, social and cultural conversations about modern life.
Explore Living Today: buff.ly/uT7pKkj
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 AM
#Money, #housing, #masculinity, #faith, #family and #sport — the pressures and choices shaping how we live now.
This pathway brings together practical, social and cultural conversations about modern life.
Explore Living Today: buff.ly/uT7pKkj
This pathway brings together practical, social and cultural conversations about modern life.
Explore Living Today: buff.ly/uT7pKkj
His mother wailed, his father wept, his coaches reeled with the shock and, bless them, the community rallied.
But for Matt, this accident finally meant freedom from lifelong athletic expectations.
#30Words365 #Shock #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
But for Matt, this accident finally meant freedom from lifelong athletic expectations.
#30Words365 #Shock #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 AM
His mother wailed, his father wept, his coaches reeled with the shock and, bless them, the community rallied.
But for Matt, this accident finally meant freedom from lifelong athletic expectations.
#30Words365 #Shock #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
But for Matt, this accident finally meant freedom from lifelong athletic expectations.
#30Words365 #Shock #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM