Creative Nonfiction Prompt #154

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2025-09-06 17:33

Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #154

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

In this post, we'll 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, recipes, or political commentary.
Ideal length: 750–1500 words. Minimum for curation: 350 words.
Please focus on quality content. Proofread and use a grammar checker.
Comment on at least two other stories for each one you post.
No NSFW, graphic violence, or abuse content.

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Last Week's Entrants

Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt: Written in the stars..

Last week's participants

@nahid43	@emreal	@chiddy
@almadepoeta	@osomar357	@riya2020
@jennyzee1	@zerah	@neotopher
@oyebolu	@fashtioluwa	@popurri
@venom2951	@delightedpen	@ivoryluv
@rare-gem	@jemima2001	@tranquil3
@pamilerin1	@marriot5464	@ellizy
@marsdave	@ghost-art	@treasuree
@goldenproject	@loveth97	@offia66
@faithwellington	@inkspiration01	@pretemi
@tozill	@aloysiusmbaba

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Highlighting @popurri, with the story:

Her birth was already written

Her birth coincided with the celebration of Mother's Day. I sensed it and told my husband.

"The baby girl is going to be born this day and she will be my greatest gift."

Curator's comment :

This CNF from popurri is delightful! She tells of a surprise pregnancy when she was 47 and believed she was done with child-bearing. In her characteristically clever writing style, she shares how this baby's arrival was written in the stars and how her arrival was perfect.

Mentions

@almadepoeta

with the story Written in the Stars

@jemima2001

with the story The School Notebook

@riya2020

with the story The Bench in the Park

@ghost-art

with the story My story is written in the stars

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This Week's Prompt 154

Walk a mile in my shoes.

Meaning :

To try and understand another person's experiences, feelings, and perspectives, especially before making a judgment about them or their situation. It encourages empathy, compassion, and open-mindedness by urging someone to imagine what it would be like to be in another's place before forming an opinion.

Use characters, setting, dialogue, and action to bring your story to life!

Have fun and good luck!

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Rules

You have 6 days to write your story from this post's date.
Write a true story using fictional techniques like scene, character, and conflict.
Post in The Ink Well Community.
Use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt.
Write in English. Add the original text below if translated.
Comment on two other stories in the community. Add your story link as a comment on this post.

And be sure to join The Ink Well community!