Creative Nonfiction Prompt #147

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Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #147

Welcome to The Ink Well's weekly creative nonfiction prompt!

In this post, we'll provide the prompt for the coming week.

Before You Write Your Creative Nonfiction Post...

We ask that you read our Creative Nonfiction Tips post to learn about the creative nonfiction genre and review our guidelines.

Important notes:

Creative nonfiction stories are based on your real-life experiences.
We are looking for real short stories! Not advice columns, reports on crime or corruption in your city, observations on nature, recipes, religion, politics, or any other nonfiction content. Just real-life short stories.
Ideal story length is between 750 and 1500 words, but your story must be at least 350 words, at a minimum to be curated.
Please focus on quality content. Read and edit for errors! Use a grammar checker before you post your story.
We expect everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.
Do not post stories featuring physical abuse, graphic violence, erotica or NSFW content.

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Last Week's entrants

Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt : Take a leaf out of someone's book.

Last week's participants

@delightedpen	@venom2951	@minhajulmredol
@mathewdaddywah	@lareaiyela	@princess-dara
@oyebolu	@christybliss	@goshen
@fashtioluwa	@emreal	@princessbusayo
@young-tari	@marriot5464	@rammargarita
@glorydee	@riya2020	@ima99
@universoperdido	@ivoryluv	@zerah
@nachomolina2	@marsdave	@konia
@treasuree	@abigail04	@pretemi
@daeze-winnie	@kilvnrex	@abdul-qudus
@almadepoeta	@george-dee	@perfect20
@zain-ab001	@happy080

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Highlighting @lailawrites, with the story:

A Friend's Shadow

I think about that a lot, especially when I'm helping my fellow students. They treat me the way I used to treat Mansoor; like I'm in on something they're not. Like I have some kind of secret.

Curator's comment :

lailawrites takes my breath away with this beautifully written CNF about school, and how he was inspired by a kid who took it all seriously and studied with diligence. He really has a beautiful gift for storytelling. With an interesting word choice or description here, a great character sketch there, he creates a cinematic experience with his stories.

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Highlighting @rammargarita, with the story:

In homage to my mother

"Go away", I immediately did so and hid behind the small door and listened when she said: "This government will be overthrown in a short time!", my little heart shuddered like a ship adrift in a gale, several tears welled up in my eyes and I became absorbed in my thoughts.

Curator's comment :

Rammargarita offers a fascinating perspective on the contemporary history of Venezuela, as experienced by one family and one child. This author's most recent story is a tribute to her mother's strength and dedication during politically tumultuous years. Her mother was a leader in her community. Although the story is a personal portrait, it gives a view of events that today still have great consequences.

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Highlighting @pretemi, with the story:

Tayo the Puff Puff Seller

It is amazing to say that my financial breakthrough didn’t start from a seminar or YouTube video but it started at a puff-puff stand, watching a young woman named Tayo turn simplicity into strategy.

Curator's comment :

A very expressive piece that emanates sincerity and keeps us reading to see how it goes from a depressed economic and emotional state to a quite optimistic one.

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This Week's Prompt 147

Living the dream

meaning:

Having the best of times or at least dreaming about it!

Without further ado, share your real-life tale that fits this prompt.

Tell us about it! And remember to integrate storytelling elements like characters, scene setting, dialogue and action to bring your story to life!

Have fun and good luck! We look forward to reading your stories.

Rules

You have 6 days to write your story from the date of this prompt post. Be sure to check the deadline countdown.
Write a real-life story with the creative elements of fiction, like characters, dialogue, scene setting and a story conflict.
Post your story in The Ink Well Community.
Please use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt on these posts. Other possible tags: #writing #inkwellprompt #nonfiction
Stories must be written in English. If you've translated the post, it's best to add the original version below the translation. Do not write mixed language paragraphs.
Read and comment on at least two stories in the community. Add a link to your story as a comment on this post.

And be sure to remember to join The Ink Well community!

Prize

A prize of 20 Hive will be awarded to one submission every four weeks.

Procedure

Two or three stories will be featured every week. One of the featured stories will win the grand prize every four weeks.

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