In this post, we'll announce the winners from last month's contest and provide the prompt for the coming week.
We ask that you read our Creative Nonfiction Tips post to learn about the creative nonfiction genre and review our guidelines.
Important notes:
Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt : Let the cat out of the bag
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The city below put on a light show just for us. The night was ours. Along most of the trail through Dos Banderas, flashlights weren't even necessary--Caracas lit the path from below.
Curator's comment :
The story is perfectly paced and packed with vibrant self-deprecation (with a few pats on the back).
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From that day on, our relationship took a long time to mend. He would not speak to me, ignored me completely, and many times, he made mocking references to me as a snitch. Eventually, we got over it, but no punishment from my father was as severe as my brother's indifference.
Curator's comment :
Universoperdido writes a heartfelt CNF about losing his brother’s trust because he ratted on him.
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We got to the river and dived in; it was all fun, and indeed I had been missing out on all the fun and the feeling that comes with the water and the environment, but all that ended within a few minutes when I got to the side of the river where the current was high, and I lost control and found myself flowing with the current. Friends thought I was joking and teasing until they saw that the river flow was really pushing me and I had lost control and was panicking at the same time.
Curator's comment :
It is told in an orderly fashion and conveys the emotions and events vividly. A subtle touch of humor adds to the reading pleasure.
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Nobody had known that I really didn't want to work there, that I wasn't really looking for a job to pass time or trying to help out a relative. The truth was that I failed my university entrance exams for the second time and was too ashamed to let anyone know except my family who knew already. So I decided to work at my relative's restaurant to take my mind off the heartbreak of failing my exams.
Curator's comment :
ghost-art offers an excellent, emotive and emotional CNF about taking a waiting job to make up for failing her university entrance exams (twice). Heartbreaking read.
Means :
Pretending that something is undesirable or worthless because it is personally unattainable. Essentially , it's a form of resentment that leads people to act poorly out of spite.
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