The Origin of the Club
There is something quietly radical about choosing less.
In a world that is constantly expanding and explaining itself, I've always been drawn to saying more with less—to the small, pivotal moment where something shifts almost imperceptibly, yet changes everything.
The Inkwave Club began with a simple experiment.
In 2022, I stumbled across a publication on Medium called Fiction Shorts, where writers were challenged to tell a complete story in exactly one hundred words. Better still, each day's challenge began with a simple prompt—a word, an opening line, a closing line or an image. I couldn’t resist.
At first it felt restrictive—like writing inside a matchbox. But something curious happened. The smaller the space became, the sharper my attention grew. Every word began to earn its place.
One story became another, then another. Before long, a daily challenge had grown into hundreds of stories—and eventually into this little corner of the internet.
The daily habit taught me something unexpected. While I was choosing words, the worries of the day gently faded into the background. Writing wasn't simply making me a better storyteller; it was making life feel a little lighter.
What began as a writing exercise gradually became a way of looking at the world—collecting moments of curiosity, humour, kindness and surprise, and sharing the stories they inspired.
In these pages you'll find those stories, together with reflections from ordinary life and the occasional essay on food, culture and the craft of writing.
The Library holds short stories and flash fiction. The Club Table gathers culture, food and life’s smaller curiosities. The Writing Desk lifts the curtain on structure, style and the craft of storytelling.
Everything here beings with a simple belief.
Say less, and trust the reader.
— Miriam
And since you'll see his illustrated face throughout the Club, I should introduce Garth.
Garth was our rescued Bull Terrier—once badly treated, later gloriously stubborn, affectionate, and endlessly entertaining. He wandered beside me through many chapters of life and, without ever realising it, became the heart of this little Club.
His rescue story now lives in the Library, if you'd like to read how he found his way into our lives.
Like all good companions, he reminded us daily that life is rarely tidy, often chaotic and always richer for it.
He is sadly no longer with us, but his spirit lingers here in the margins of the Club—usually somewhere near the biscuit tin. So if you notice a rather determined Bull Terrier presiding over the Library, the Writing Desk or the Club Table, that is simply Garth keeping watch.
If any of this resonates with you, you are very welcome to wander a little further inside.
Come in. Take a seat.
Join The Inkwave Club
Good writing deserves good company.
Join the club to receive occasional stories, writing tips, and a complimentary copy of Garth’s Little Book of Remarkable Things.
A charming collection of wit, wisdom, biscuits, and observations from the club's most distinguished Bull Terrier.
