Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #136

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

In this post, we'll announce the winners from last month's contest and 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.

Last Week's entrants

Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt : Curiosity killed the cat

Last week's participants

@ghost-art	@faithwellington	@oyebolu
@ubdan313	@edith-4angelseu	@ima99
@rare-gem	@zerah	@almadepoeta
@fashtioluwa	@bisolamih	@marriot5464
@emreal	@perfect20	@muhammadakash
@glorydee	@mbiatabasi	@abojode
@daeze-winnie	@nancybriti1	@lara-bee
@stone4	@jennyzee1	@delightedpen
@abigail04	@popurri	@coolbabe88
@phyna	@kilvnrex	@farahikram
@offia66	@beckyroyal

Featured

Highlighting @almadepoeta, with the story:

Curiosity killed the cat

At that age I had a certain fascination for ferns and mushrooms, the former attracted my attention with the staggered shape of their evergreen leaves and how they searched for light. On the other hand, the fascination of mushrooms came from their great variety and all the colors and shapes.

Curator's comment :

This is a lovely CNF piece about curiosity killing the cat. As a child almadepoeta picked a mushroom in the forest and held it in his hand for his father, as a surprise. He was following a rule: Don't eat anything in the forest. The rule didn't say don't touch anything. In the car home he develops a terrible rash and his father rushes him to the hospital.

Featured

Highlighting @nancybriti1, with the story:

She had a map on her body

Like those monsters with a thousand eyes, my grandmother would make sure that every action we did was under her supervision:

"Don't ride there because you'll fall off",_ my grandmother would order, anticipating our actions and the consequences of them.

Curator's comment :

The tone of the story is warm. The author manages to create the atmosphere of her childhood home. Great writing.

This Week's Prompt 136

Trying to make ends meet

Meaning: trying to earn a living, often in a clever way, but in challenging circumstances.

If you've ever had to find an innovative way to make ends meet, or know someone else who has, then you'll have a good story for this week's 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!

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

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