Creative Nonfiction Prompt #134

Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #134

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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.

Last Week's entrants

Highlighting @happy080, with the story:

Sour Grapes

My heart skipped. An actual amazing laptop; I had desired one for so long. A real art kit: brushes, paints, a sketchbook, and a variety of color types—the kind I'd only ever seen in online catalogs. And a scholarship to go with it! "This would mean alot to me and lessen the financial burden for my parents," I thought out loud, so I quickly wrote my name on the sign-up sheet before doubt could eventually creep in.

Curator's comment :

Happy080 writes a wonderful CNF packed with self-deprecating humor. The piece is nicely structured with scintillating dialogue and well drawn characters.

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Highlighting @ daeze-winnie, with the story:

Friends Turned Frenemies

That night, I laid on my bed and I had put my phone on Do-Not-Disturb. I was avoiding replying to messages. A part of me wanted to just scream at her; like send her a voice note soaked in rage. But there was another part of me that had grown up watching people reveal their true self in the worst moments. That part of me just felt... sad.

Curator's comment :

Daeze-winnie's 'Sour Grapes' story has the charm of offering a life lesson without lecturing, or preaching. She offers her experience as the lesson plan, in which she learned to be cheerful and upbeat, but not to be entirely forthcoming. A scheming friend betrays her. This 'friend' obviously resented daeze-winnie's ability to make friends easily. Like a snake in the grass, this friend turned on the author. This piece is well written, measured, and wise.

The phrase "smell a rat" means to be suspicious that something is wrong, almost as if by a sixth sense.

• Perhaps a deal an associate offered you was just too good to be true. The sweetness of the deal made you smell a rat, saving you from untold difficulties.

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  Maybe a slip of the tongue alerted you to the fact that someone was planning something unsavory . You blew the whistle after smelling a rat and saved the day.

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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