Inkstained: The Price of CreationBy L. M. Janes "Every story demands an ending... even if it costs you everything." Elias Keade never finishes what he starts. A writer haunted by doubt and half-written tales, he spends his nights surrounded by the ghosts of stories left behind. But when one of those unfinished creations begins to bleed into reality, Elias is forced to face the price of his imagination. Trapped between fiction and the waking world, he must confront his fears, his failures, and the question every creator dreads - what happens when your story decides it's not done with you? A dark, introspective tale of creativity, obsession, and the fine line between inspiration and madness. Inkstained is a haunting short story from L. M. Janes, author of Searcher and the Terrasaurs, exploring what it truly means to create - and to let go.