Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #138

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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 : Weak excuse.

Last week's participants

@basil20	@oyebolu	@ima99
@rammargarita	@zerah	@fashtioluwa
@dafhid	@rare-gem	@princessbusayo
@goshen	@marriot5464	@bisolamih
@zain-ab001	@emreal	@patienceakpan
@jennyzee1	@hameedoo	@cyberking25
@ellizy	@amarachi22	@abigail04
@kilvnrex	@daeze-winnie	@abdul-qudus
@beckyroyal	@stone4	@faithwellington
@nancybriti1	@glorydee	@abojode
@coolbabe88	@delightedpen	@offia66
@perfect20	@farahikram	@rukkie
@universoperdido

Featured

Highlighting @fashtioluwa, with the story:

The Weight of Blood and Silence

It hurts me, not because I feel used, but because I feel like I’ve lost a small piece of the bond we used to share. I’ve always believed that honesty should be easier with family. We grew up together, shared food, space, everything. And yet, when it mattered most, he chose silence over sincerity.

Curator's comment :

fashtioluwa writes a really impactful CNF about family. The story is about trust, and how it was broken by his brother through a lie of omission. This is an ongoing life drama; he has been waiting for a few months now for his brother to apologize... and one fears he will wait a long time, if not forever.

This Week's Prompt 138

Fun and games

You're often accused of being more concerned with fun and games than with your career or your studies.
Perhaps a friend regularly played practical jokes and could be heard warning mates that the fun and games were about to begin.
There are many imaginative ways you could use this prompt effectively in a creative nonfiction story.

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

Procedure

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