Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #73
Welcome to The Ink Well's weekly creative nonfiction prompt!
In this post, we'll announce the winners from last week'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 promptHumour
Last week's participants
Winner of 20 Hive for February
@popurri, with the story:
Laughter at Mass
We took sandwiches, soft drinks and snacks to eat and did not return until sunset to see the sun on the horizon and listen to the sound of the warm sun touching the water. Imagination made that possible.
Curator's comment :
The author writes descriptively, bringing us into her world, and the part-time holiday home on the beach. The weekend feels idyllic... and then they are informed that they must attend Mass. They go out of respect for the aunts but Alvaro who is comedic, makes them all start laughing in church, and they are forced to leave before being ejected. Fortunately, the aunts let it slide and they are welcomed back for future visits. This was a very enjoyable read.
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Highlighting @mrenglish, with the story:
Mr Contraband
I was the first to alight. The military men, once in uniform and wielding ammunition can be very unruly. I don't want any of their troubles. Like a sheep that was being led to the slaughterhouse, I stepped out of the car. Then, the corporal was joined by another of his colleagues. They searched the trunk of the car.
Curator's comment :
MrEnglish offers an excellent, laugh-a-minute CNF. He tells us about being stopped by military police who harassed him and his traveling party. He was asked to "show" his goods to which he replied by delivering the contents of his pocket : condums. Nicely told!
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Highlighting @jjmusa2004, with the story:
The world on our heads
Mr. Adegoke made sure we bought a practical map in addition to the geography textbook we had. We thought it was a child's play when he started with us. Our first class was nothing short of humorous, as Mr. Adegoke, having a seemingly conical bald head, readily volunteered himself as a typical mountain top as described in our textbooks. It was fun as he demonstrated different parts of his head as the peaks and lows of mountains.
Curator's comment :
Jjmusa2004 writes a solid CNF in which he reminisces about a teacher who employed fun tactics to teach difficult concepts. The teacher taught geography and as a result of his unusual methods, J excelled in the subject and later used similar strategies to educate his own students.
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Highlighting @cajiro, with the story:
From the worst to the best
That's how I got to high school, and as I got older, my hyperactivity also increased. I was the smallest in the group, so I had to be on guard against constant attacks from my classmates with teasing phrases or funny nicknames. My excessive talking turned into mischief, and little by little I began to commit misdemeanors that merited more than a simple call for attention. I always managed to get away with all these things, until the experience of the ninth year of high school came along.
Curator's comment :
cajiro writes an off-prompt CNF about his childhood and how he was a good student but very mischievous and always getting in trouble. Charming and nicely told.
This Week's Prompt 73:
"Spin"
Ideas :
- Your mind was spinning out of control, imagining all the amazing things that your new windfall would make possible.
- You found yourself spinning in circles, unable to get your work demands organised.
- The car spun out of control, and you were not able to right its path.
- The new girl or boy in class made your head spin each time you looked at her or him.
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.
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Procedure
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